... his own room. Perhaps the hollow Paul Rushleigh's horse had pawed at the gatepost, and the closed door of the keeping room, revealed something to his discernment that kept him from seeking Faith ... — Faith Gartney's Girlhood • Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
... at the post-office. Have you any particular spite at my door, that you belabour it in that style? or do you suppose I am as deaf as a gatepost?" ... — Macaria • Augusta Jane Evans Wilson
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