Deed Box

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Adjoining her chamber was a smaller one called her study, and, on reaching this, she unlocked a cabinet, took out a small deed-box, removed from it a folded packet, unfolded it, crumpled it up, and turning round suddenly flung it into the fire. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Miss Yordas answered, forgetting altogether about the deed-box and her antiquary. ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)

If, however, the germ-cells are independent of the rest of the body, and only stored within it for safe-keeping like a deed-box in the vaults of a bank, it would seem impossible for any environmental influence, whether for good or ill, to take effect on the offspring. ❋ Various (N/A)

Miss Murchison fled in alarm and, snatching up the deed-box, carried it bodily into Mr. Urquhart's private office. ❋ Sayers, Dorothy L. (1930)

She came down awkwardly, still clasping the black deed-box. ❋ Sayers, Dorothy L. (1930)

Well " you know that deed-box you brought in to Mr. Urquhart's room the day I was there? " ❋ Sayers, Dorothy L. (1930)

What is more, the faithless spouse carried off the old man's deed-box as her personal lug - gage with a good part of his life's savings within. ❋ Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 (1927)

What is more, the faithless spouse carried off the old man's deed-box as her personal luggage with a good part of his life's savings within. ❋ Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 (1927)

I ought to say, reposed in a deed-box at my agent's office; but my files contained, in the form of my agent's letters, a sufficient record of my business transactions. ❋ Oliver [pseud.] Onions (1917)

Ba'teese always look for certain things -- that were in the deed-box. ❋ Courtney Ryley Cooper (1913)

With a cry of terror, I dashed at the alcove, then into the corner, and then into the window, relighting three, as two more vanished by the fireplace; then, perceiving a better way, I dropped the matches on the iron-bound deed-box in the corner, and caught up the bedroom candlestick. ❋ Unknown (1906)

Chinn has drawn up a new will for me, which I have signed, and it lies at this moment in my deed-box. ❋ Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1903)

He lifted a deed-box from the floor at his feet, placed it on the table, opened it with a key attached to his watch-chain and removed a bundle of documents. ❋ Edgar Wallace (1903)

Mr. Dwerrihouse pulled out his deed-box, put his travelling-cap in his pocket, resumed his hat, took down his umbrella, and prepared to be gone. ❋ Various (1885)

He carried a light water-proof coat, an umbrella, and a large brown japanned deed-box, which last he placed under the seat. ❋ Various (1885)

He carried a light waterproof coat, an umbrella, and a large brown japanned deed-box, which last he placed under the seat. ❋ Thomas Hardy (1884)

In the chasm behind it stood the missing deed-box of Farmer Derriman. ❋ Thomas Hardy (1884)

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