"Good morning" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... threaten; it would do nobody any good, and would prove the ruin of all these poor creatures for whom you are now responsible. Don't you see?" said Eloise, taking a step nearer, and positively smiling upon him. "It isn't now just as you like,—you have a duty in the case. And as for me, good morning!" ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 79, May, 1864 • Various
... went thither and slept till morning, when a page brought me basin and ewer, and I made the ablution and prayed the dawn-prayer. Then I sat down and presently, behold, Jubayr and his beloved came out of the bath in the house, and I saw them both wringing their locks.[FN347] So I wished them good morning and gave them joy of their safety and reunion, saying to Jubayr, 'That which began with constraint and conditions hath ended in cordial-contentment.' He answered, 'Thou sayest well, and indeed thou deservest thy honorarium;' and he called his treasurer, ...
— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 4 • Richard F. Burton
... gentleman, wishing to converse with a lady on the street, should, instead of stopping her, turn and walk with her for a short distance in the direction in which she may be going. When the conversation is finished, he should lift his hat, bow, wish her "Good morning" or "Good afternoon," as the case may be, and retrace his footsteps in the direction in ...
— Social Life - or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society • Maud C. Cooke
... way," he said. "I've had enough of Theodore. And I've had enough of this place. I'll say good morning, gentlemen." ...
— The Wishing Moon • Louise Elizabeth Dutton
... "Good morning," said she. "I hope you are well." Then she courtesied again. That little speech and one other, "Thank you, I am very well," were all she had mastered. Effie's instruction had begun rather late, and her teacher ...
— The Copy-Cat and Other Stories • Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
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