"Deaf-mute" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... day, Antek fetched the village deaf-mute, who washed and dressed the old man, laid him out, and put a ...
— Selected Polish Tales • Various
... lady speaks to another and receives no answer. "Pray, can you tell me who the pianist is?" said a leader of society to a young girl near her at a private concert. The young lady looked distressed and blushed, and did not answer. Having seen a deaf-mute in the room whom she knew, the speaker concluded that this young lady belonged to that class of persons, and was very much surprised when later the hostess brought up this ...
— Manners and Social Usages • Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
... Mrs. Gusty, unable longer to stand his hesitation. "I'd have been a deaf-mute and a fool to boot not to have known it long ago. Not that I've been consulted in the matter." She lifted a stiffened chin, ...
— Mr. Opp • Alice Hegan Rice |
