"Stone-dead" Quotes from Famous Books
... hilt of his dagger upon it, and, with a last salutation to his friends, clasped the column with one arm till the blade had disappeared in his breast. For an instant he remained standing, then a mortal pallor overspread his face, his arm loosened its hold, and he fell to the ground, stone-dead. ... — The Companions of Jehu • Alexandre Dumas, pere |