"Piece of paper" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... gritted. "Talk about your banana skins of Tophet! Twice I've slipped up on it and struck that infernal island. Even his name written on a piece of paper is a cuss to the ...
— The Skipper and the Skipped - Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul • Holman Day
... farmer scribbled a word or two on a piece of paper, which he folded and gave to Mr Chivers with some hurried instruction; and Mr Chivers steered his way out with agility. But meanwhile the bidding for Barton's Orchard had risen to ...
— Hocken and Hunken • A. T. Quiller-Couch
... he did not know a word of English; but he wrote the name of Buckingham on a piece of paper, and everyone pointed out to him the way to the ...
— The Three Musketeers • Alexandre Dumas, Pere
... won't tell you, John. Before I go I will whisper it in your ear, and give you the means of finding them, but not till then. No, I will write it down on a piece of paper, and slip it into your hand. As soon as you get out of the room you glance at it, and then put the piece of paper into your mouth, chew it up and swallow it. I tell you I dare not even whisper it; but whatever you do, take no steps in the matter until ...
— Colonel Thorndyke's Secret • G. A. Henty
... best candy for her," he commanded the storekeeper. "No, take a bigger piece of paper, and ...
— The Life of Nancy • Sarah Orne Jewett
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