1 Oh yes, sir, he is at home,' said Minnie; 'the weather don't suit his asthma out of doors.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 21. LITTLE EM'LY 2 He was as radiant, as if his chair, his asthma, and the failure of his limbs, were the various branches of a great invention for enhancing the luxury of a pipe.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 51. THE BEGINNING OF A LONGER JOURNEY 3 Her excitement brought on an attack of asthma, to which she was subject.
4 The conventionary began to pant; the asthma of the agony which is mingled with the last breaths interrupted his voice; still, there was a perfect lucidity of soul in his eyes.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT 5 She lost sight of him in two minutes, and returned breathless, three-quarters choked with asthma, and furious.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER V—DIVRS CLAPS OF THUNDER FALL ON MA'AM BOUGON