The medical evidence was next taken. There was a breathless hush, and every eye was fixed on the famous London specialist, who was known to be one of the greatest authorities of the day on the subject of toxicology.
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Buck staggered over against the sled, exhausted, sobbing for breath, helpless. This was Spitz’s opportunity. He sprang upon Buck, and twice his teeth sank into his unresisting foe and ripped and tore the flesh to the bone.
The Story of Joan of Arc by Andrew Lang
THE end of the year of the Maid was at hand. She had often said that she would last but a year, or little more, counting from May 1429.