1 It was another red brick house, with black outside shutters, green inside blinds, a black street-door up two white steps, a brazen door-plate, and a brazen door-handle full stop.
2 The undertaker, who had just put up the shutters of his shop, was making some entries in his day-book by the light of a most appropriate dismal candle, when Mr. Bumble entered.
3 With the first ray of light that struggled through the crevices in the shutters, Oliver arose, and again unbarred the door.
4 By degrees, the shutters were opened; the window-blinds were drawn up; and people began passing to and fro.
5 Nancy stooped below the shutters, and Oliver heard the sound of a bell.
6 Toby and me were over the garden-wall the night afore last, sounding the panels of the door and shutters.
7 The room was illuminated by two gas-lights; the glare of which was prevented by the barred shutters, and closely-drawn curtains of faded red, from being visible outside.
8 The shutters of the house were closed, and Christian Cantle, who had been wheeling manure about the garden all day, had gone home.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 3: 3 The First Act in a Timeworn Drama 9 The garden gate was locked and the shutters were closed, just as he himself had left them on the evening after the funeral.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 5: 2 A Lurid Light Breaks in upon a Darkened Understanding 10 But the shutters were closed, the door remained shut, and no heed whatever seemed to be taken of his performance.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 5: 5 An Old Move Inadvertently Repeated 11 Eustacia, who had been sitting listlessly in the parlour, started up at the intelligence and flung open the shutters.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 5: 5 An Old Move Inadvertently Repeated 12 This she carried to the corner of the bank, and, glancing behind to see if the shutters were all closed, she struck a light, and kindled the furze.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 5: 7 The Night of the Sixth of November 13 When they reached the front it was dark, and the shutters were closed, so that nothing of the interior could be seen.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 6: 4 Cheerfulness Again Asserts Itself at Blooms-End, and Clym Finds His 14 One of the largest stalls bore the name of Breckinridge upon it, and the proprietor a horsey-looking man, with a sharp face and trim side-whiskers was helping a boy to put up the shutters.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE 15 My evidence showed that the door had been fastened upon the inner side, and the windows were blocked by old-fashioned shutters with broad iron bars, which were secured every night.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND