1 In that case, dear Lanyon, do my errand when it shall be most convenient for you in the course of the day; and once more expect my messenger at midnight.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis StevensonContext Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE 2 Assuredly," said Wamba, "fool as I am, I shall not do your fool's errand.
3 Begone, then; and if thou wilt do mine errand, and if thou return hither when it is done, thou shalt see Saxon flesh cheap as ever was hog's in the shambles of Sheffield.
4 Rebecca retired to communicate to Ivanhoe the result of her errand.
5 Fanny was up in a moment, expecting some errand; for the habit of employing her in that way was not yet overcome, in spite of all that Edmund could do.
6 I came to look for you, and after waiting a little while in hope of your coming in, was making use of your inkstand to explain my errand.
7 And he looked so conscious, that Fanny could think but of one errand, which turned her too sick for speech.
8 Mr. Bumble no sooner uttered Oliver's name, in explanation of his errand, than Mrs. Bedwin, who had been listening at the parlour door, hastened into the passage in a breathless state.
9 Sikes, invoking terrific imprecations upon Fagin's head for sending Oliver on such an errand, plied the crowbar vigorously, but with little noise.
10 It is growing late, and I have to reach home without suspicion of having been on such an errand as this.
11 She goes abroad to-night,' said Fagin, 'and on the right errand, I'm sure; for she has been alone all day, and the man she is afraid of will not be back much before daybreak.
12 Strange that such a piece of idling should have seemed an important errand.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 2: 1 Tidings of the Comer 13 The boy started on his errand, and soon came back with the water, such as it was.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 4: 6 A Conjuncture, and Its Result upon the Pedestrian 14 If you could send her into the cellar on some errand, and then turn the key upon her, you would facilitate matters immensely.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES 15 A clever man upon so delicate an errand has no use for a beard save to conceal his features.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In Chapter 4. Sir Henry Baskerville