1 He and his companion entered the cottage, in which they remained for a few minutes, and then departed.
2 The duration of my absence was left to my own choice; a few months, or at most a year, was the period contemplated.
3 In a few minutes after, I heard the creaking of my door, as if some one endeavoured to open it softly.
4 The scene was perfectly solitary; a few boats were returning towards land, but I sailed away from them.
5 I confess that I felt a few sensations of terror.
6 My own strength is exhausted, and I must tell, in a few words, what remains of my hideous narration.
7 I provided myself with a sum of money, together with a few jewels which had belonged to my mother, and departed.
8 We talked for a few minutes on the sunny porch.
9 I said lightly that I had heard nothing at all, and a few minutes later I got up to go home.
10 There were generally a few rioters around but they never came into the library so it was a good place to work.
11 By the next year I had a few beaux myself, and I began to play in tournaments, so I didn't see Daisy very often.
12 As we walked across the moonlight gravel to the porch he disposed of the situation in a few brisk phrases.
13 I called Gatsby's house a few minutes later, but the line was busy.
14 I didn't want it to be in the papers and draw a sightseeing crowd so I'd been calling up a few people myself.
15 And yet, by the constitution of his nature, he loved the truth, and loathed the lie, as few men ever did.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel HawthorneContext Highlight In XI. THE INTERIOR OF A HEART