1 At one moment she was absolutely indifferent to the observation of all the world, at another she would seclude herself from it for ever, and at a third could resist it with energy.
2 About half a mile below Clym's secluded dwelling lay a hamlet where lived one of the two constables who preserved the peace in the parish of Alderworth, and Wildeve went straight to the constable's cottage.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 4: 4 Rough Coercion Is Employed 3 A certain secluded spot near Rainbarrow was, she knew, often Venn's chosen centre when staying in this neighbourhood; and she guessed at once that she had stumbled upon this mysterious retreat.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 5: 8 Rain, Darkness, and Anxious Wanderers 4 For that matter, Reading, and possibly other large towns, were within that radius, so the place might not be so secluded, after all.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB 5 A short walk brought us to a secluded road fringed with pleasant houses, each standing in its own grounds.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS 6 The smallest boy or the most secluded grandam could tell you whether No.
7 For some time past, though at intervals only, the unaccompanied, secluded White Whale had haunted those uncivilized seas mostly frequented by the Sperm Whale fishermen.
8 He imagined secluded spots where he could fall and be unmolested.
9 My life had hitherto been remarkably secluded and domestic, and this had given me invincible repugnance to new countenances.
10 While I was overcome by these feelings, I left the spot where I had committed the murder, and seeking a more secluded hiding-place, I entered a barn which had appeared to me to be empty.
11 de Villefort has secluded himself.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 109. The Assizes. 12 To be sure, it would have been more for the advantage of conversation had Miss Lydia Bennet come upon the town; or, as the happiest alternative, been secluded from the world, in some distant farmhouse.
13 The two men went along some tortuous passages and up a dark staircase and came to a secluded room where one of the stewards was uncorking bottles for a few gentlemen.
14 It was the third time that day that, with an ecstatic and artless smile, she had met him in secluded passages.
15 It was in the midst of the great bulk of the Negro population, and was rather secluded, being five miles from the main line of railroad, with which it was connected by a short line.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. WashingtonContext Highlight In Chapter VII.