So, they came to an avenue that was darker than the rest, and were pressing forward on their journey without looking down it when the lady stopped.
Year: 2020
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
White fingers and nimble tore at the string and paper. And then an ecstatic scream of joy; and then, alas! a quick feminine change to hysterical tears and wails, necessitating the immediate employment of all the comforting powers of the lord of the flat.
Last Call From Sector 9G by Leigh Brackett
At around three hundred miles an hour the taxi plunged into the twilight zone. Light sprang on automatically. Outside it became dark very swiftly, and the darkness roared, and glittered with a million lamps.