"Key out" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... accosted the still-courteous clerk. Uncle Richard produced his card, and, before he could ask for the manager the clerk flicked a memorandum out of one pigeon-hole, a key out of another, and twirled the register on its turn-table almost into the midst of the ...
— New Faces • Myra Kelly
... a witty, mocking tone, "but I caught a violent cold after your first visit. I have just put my overcoat—oh, only an ugly old overcoat, not a warm one," he added quickly, "but still an overcoat—inside there, and there it now is, and I will take the key out of ...
— My Double Life - The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt • Sarah Bernhardt
... hand between the bars and was fumbling with the padlock. His ejaculation was due to a most incredible discovery. Some one had forgotten to take the key out of the padlock! He laughed shrilly, witlessly. Twenty seconds later he was out in the little anteroom or vestibule, panting and still chortling. The outer door opened readily to the lifting of the latch. He peeped out cautiously, warily. ...
— Viola Gwyn • George Barr McCutcheon
... no heed to his brother, the old man came back into his study, took a key out of his desk, and opened a little malachite box mounted in steel, the ...
— Cousin Betty • Honore de Balzac
... had passed him and was already ascending the broad flight of stairs leading from the reception hall. She had forgotten her key, she had forgotten to close the door. Dinney thoughtfully took the key out and placed it on a stand near. Then closing the door after him, he went slowly ...
— Gloria and Treeless Street • Annie Hamilton Donnell
... a crack," replied Parson Christian, pulling a great key out of his pocket and locking the church door. He ...
— A Son of Hagar - A Romance of Our Time • Sir Hall Caine
... the outer door, low, discreet, and continuous. It sounded to me like a deliverance. Whoever might be there must aid me to waken Diaz. I ran to the door, taking the key out of my pocket, and opened it. A tall woman stood on the doormat. It was the girl that I had glimpsed on the previous night in the large hat ascending the stairs with a man. But now her bright golden head was uncovered, and she wore a blue peignoir, such as is sold ...
— Sacred And Profane Love • E. Arnold Bennett |
