"Raincoat" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... boy was gone Peter removed the automatic from his raincoat pocket. The metal glittered pleasantly in the yellow light from the suspended lamp. The cup of tea had served to waken him. He released the cartridge clip from the automatic's handle and stared thoughtfully at ...
— Peter the Brazen - A Mystery Story of Modern China • George F. Worts
... my raincoat. God forbid that you should take cold. I should never forgive myself all my life ...
— The Precipice • Ivan Goncharov
... to make over into a mattress. You don't mind napping on my clothes, do you? Here's a soft suit of flannels, a heavy suit of cheviot, a dress suit, a spring coat, and a raincoat. I can rig up a downy couch ...
— The Purple Parasol • George Barr McCutcheon
... little long over the ears, and the steadiest pair of bright brown eyes I ever saw. Nothing fancy or frail about Percey J. Sturgis. He's solid and substantial, from his wide-soled No. 10's up to the crown of his seven three-quarter hat. He has a raincoat thrown careless over one arm, and he's smokin' a cigar as big and black as any of ...
— On With Torchy • Sewell Ford
... But the nymph was there. Her trim blue blouse was still wet after her swim ashore. The morning was summery, but Edwin had appreciated that the ride might be cold for the water lady, and had thoughtfully brought his sister's raincoat. ...
— The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories • Charles Weathers Bump
... silence, and then a man enveloped from neck to heels in a heavy raincoat and sweating tremendously in consequence, ...
— Boy Scouts in the Philippines - Or, The Key to the Treaty Box • G. Harvey Ralphson
... touch of baking summer, had issued their first call on their cooling plant—the Golden Gate, funnel for mist and rain-winds. The moisture fell in sleety drops; yet only the stranger and pilgrim took protection of raincoat or umbrella. The native knew well enough that it would go no further. On these afternoons, neither cold nor hot, wet nor wholly dry, the blood is champagne and ...
— The Readjustment • Will Irwin |
