" Some of them were to dine with the Phillipsesthe next day, and their aunt promised to make her husband call on Mr.Wickham, and give him an invitation also, if the family from Longbournwould come in the evening.
(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "And that is quite impossible; for he is now in the custody of hisfriend, and Mr. Darcy would no more suffer him to call on Jane in sucha part of London! My dear aunt, how could you think of it? Mr. Darcy mayperhaps have heard of such a place as Gracechurch Street, but hewould hardly think a month's ablution enough to cleanse him from itsimpurities, were he once to enter it; and depend upon it, Mr. Bingleynever stirs without him.
His eyes had been soon and repeatedly turnedtowards them with a look of curiosity; and that her ladyship, after awhile, shared the feeling, was more openly acknowledged, for she did notscruple to call out:"What is that you are saying, Fitzwilliam? What is it you are talkingof? What are you telling Miss Bennet? Let me hear what it is.
She is on her road somewhere, I dare say, and so, passing throughMeryton, thought she might as well call on you.
Shesoon learnt that they were indebted for their present good understandingto the efforts of his aunt, who did call on him in her return throughLondon, and there relate her journey to Longbourn, its motive, and thesubstance of her conversation with Elizabeth; dwelling emphatically onevery expression of the latter which, in her ladyship's apprehension,peculiarly denoted her perverseness and assurance; in the belief thatsuch a relation must assist her endeavours to obtain that promisefrom her nephew which she had refused to give.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) Now Mr. Winkle had opened his eyes, and his ears too, when he heard hisadversary call out for a cessation of hostilities; and perceiving bywhat he had afterwards said that there was, beyond all question, somemistake in the matter, he at once foresaw the increase of reputation heshould inevitably acquire by concealing the real motive of his comingout; he therefore stepped boldly forward, and said--'I am not the person.
The person, whoever it was, had come in so suddenly and with so littlenoise, that Mr. Pickwick had had no time to call out, or oppose theirentrance.
If I call out she'll alarm the house; but if I remain here theconsequences will be still more frightful.