Box Seats

The latter, a Colonel, was quite agreeable to my going, but let drop a huge hint that he, and more especially his wife, were very keen on the theater and DEAR ME - 195 that their hostage would be more readily released at the price of two good box-seats. ❋ Peter, Ustinov (1977)

The _kiosques_ were now open, the morning papers were selling briskly, the roadway was full of _fiacres_ plying for hire, or were drawn up in lines three deep, the red waistcoated coachmen slept on their box-seats. ❋ Unknown (1892)

It is pleasant to notice everything in Paris, the flymen asleep on their box-seats, the little horses dozing beneath the chestnut trees, the bloused workmen leaning over a green-painted table in an arbour, drinking wine at sixteen sous the litre, the villas of Auteuil, rich woodwork, rich iron railings, and the summer hush about villas engarlanded. ❋ Unknown (1892)

The _felze_ was arranged for three, the little box-seats taken out, and the chair in place of them; Geof took the chair. ❋ Anna Fuller (1884)

'But if you have classes that are not to face realities classes that look on them from the box-seats of a theatre,' said Beauchamp, 'how can you expect perfect seriousness, or any good service whatever?' ❋ George Meredith (1868)

People began to take box-seats, I mean, again: -- and Charles Honeyman, easy in his mind through your noble father's generosity, perhaps inspirited by returning good fortune, has been preaching more eloquently than ever. ❋ William Makepeace Thackeray (1837)

Putting on his hat and taking a coat over his arm, he turned out; when just before the door he saw a man muffled up in a great military cloak, and a glazed hat, endeavouring to back a nondescript double-bodied carriage (with lofty mail box-seats and red wheels), close to the pavement. ❋ Robert Smith Surtees (1833)

People began to take box-seats, I mean, again: — and Charles Honeyman, easy in his mind through your noble father’s generosity, perhaps inspirited by returning good fortune, has been preaching more eloquently than ever. ❋ Unknown (2006)