"Click" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the mat, But her mistress heard no more of that Than if it had been a boatswain's cat; And as for the clock the moments nicking, The dame only gave it credit for ticking. The bark of her dog she did not catch; Nor yet the click of the lifted latch; Nor yet the creak of the opening door; Nor yet the fall of a foot on the floor - But she saw the shadow that crept on her gown And turned its skirt ...
— Playful Poems • Henry Morley
... in the room, in which I heard the gurgling of the oil in the lamp and the click of the coals and the heavy breathing of our host. The most unwelcome sensations were creeping about my spine, and I wondered whether my companion would scorn me utterly if I asked to sleep on the sofa in his room. It was eleven o'clock, I saw by the clock on the mantelpiece. ...
— Three John Silence Stories • Algernon Blackwood
... her hands were restless too and she kept snapping the catch of her hand-bag with an irritating click as she spoke. ...
— Up the Hill and Over • Isabel Ecclestone Mackay
... Drew moved forward, was about to reach for the volume when he heard the click of a cocked Colt. A hand ...
— Rebel Spurs • Andre Norton
... Fisher, more and more astonished, made no resistance, but suffered himself to be led, or pushed, toward the door. Dr. Rapperschwyll opened the door wide enough to give the American exit, and then closed it with a vicious slam. A quick click informed Fisher that the key had been turned in ...
— Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 • Various
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