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"Electric bell" Quotes from Famous Books

... cleaning silver, when the whirr of the electric bell just above his head broke the silence. He put down the spoon he was polishing, discarded his green baize apron, donned his coat, and made his ...

— Antony Gray,--Gardener • Leslie Moore

... her face as the sound of an electric bell trilled through the flat. Dropping her arms to her sides, she stood motionless, like a bird poised for flight. Then, with a little impatient shrug of her shoulders, she made her way slowly, almost unwillingly, across the hall and threw ...

— The Moon out of Reach • Margaret Pedler

... a story about the house," she said, "Thompson will bring you anything you want; you only have to ring." She pointed to the electric bell on the central table, the wire running neatly down the leg. "No one has ever worked here before, and the library has been hardly used since it was put in. So there's no previous ...

— The Damned • Algernon Blackwood

... sound of the electric bell which I had pressed to summon the attendant, as I rushed out and caught the other ...

— The Passenger from Calais • Arthur Griffiths

... creditors is a relic of an imperfect civilization. Of what use is science if it cannot avail a man who has accounts current? Listen. The moment you or any one else enters the outside door this little electric bell sounds me warning. Every successive step on Mrs. Grimier's staircase is a spy and informer vigilant for my benefit. The first step is trod upon. That trusty first step immediately telegraphs your weight. Nothing could be simpler. It is exactly like any platform scale. The weight ...

— Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 • Various

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