He consents without a murmur, all join in a joyful chorus, and the
curtain falls upon the lovers kneeling to receive Don Pedro's blessing in attitudes of the most romantic grace.
Little Women
He held the glass in his hand; all he had to do was to vanish back beyond the curtains, flee with it noiselessly into the night on deck, fling it unseen overboard.
The first sign--and we must remember that he was using his eyes for all they were worth--was an unaccountable movement of the curtain. It was wavy and very slight; just perceptible in fact to the sharpened faculties of a secret watcher; for it can't be denied that our wits are much more alert when engaged in wrong-doing (in which one mustn't be found out) than in a righteous occupation.
Chance
From behind the shaking
curtains came one volley of invective.
Kim
He drew the
curtain instantly, and she made no attempt to stop him.
Night and Day
The audience wanted what was behind the
curtain, not in front of it.
Michael Brother of Jerry
In the dim shadow of the
curtain her luminous eyes shone more brightly than usual from the tears of joy that were in them.
War and Peace
But what think you of the plan of the
curtain, Barbara?
Poor Folk
They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the
curtain about to go up.
A Millionaire of Yesterday
When the
curtain at last fell, he burst into the stormiest applause, and kept it up--as did the whole house--until the afflictive tenor had come three times before the
curtain to make his bow.
Tramp Abroad
"Take care, Monica dear," said one, shrouding herself in the lace
curtain; "don't let them see us.
Beyond the City
When we arrived at the place, we found the shrine hidden from our view by a
curtain hung between two magnificent trees.
The Moonstone
All you need do to let me know is to undo the cord holding the
curtain of the 'right' gallery window, nearest to the dark closet.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
WELL, all day him and the king was hard at it, rigging up a stage and a
curtain and a row of candles for footlights; and that night the house was jam full of men in no time.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
She could look at it because the
curtain had been drawn aside.
Secret Garden