... invitation. In she went, slamming the door after her so that those who gawked at the bunk-house entrance might gawk in vain. ... — Man to Man • Jackson Gregory
... did not see my meeting with uncle," he thought. "I was always a gawk in society, and to-night seem possessed with the very genius of awkwardness. She is the only one who has shown me any real kindness, and I don't want her to think of me only ... — From Jest to Earnest • E. P. Roe