Why, to give pleasure is ALWAYS of use; and, as for barbarous, unlimited power--even if it be only over a fly--why, it is a kind of luxury.
"Why should you think that I am going to let you off?
Why, for a mere fancy, should I go and insult a woman?"
Gambler
"Then, with all the machinery we've got now,
why don't we get more?"
The Valley of the Moon
Why the doctor had given it to him was more than I could fancy.
Treasure Island
Why, you'd HAVE to come when he rubbed it, whether you wanted to or not."
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Why haven't you been?" she turned on the prince suddenly.
Why, cannot you see that they are all infatuated with pride and vanity?"
That's why she is anxious for you to come to the house.
The Idiot
"Why, I--suppose so, if you want to," permitted Mrs.
"Why, 'twould be kind of hard--to do it then, wouldn't it?" she mused aloud.
"Why, mother--the curtain is up!" cried Milly, dividing her amazed stare between the window and the pink in her mother's hair.
"Why, n-no, of course not," rejoined Milly, in hasty conciliation, as she reached for the medicine bottle.
Pollyanna
Why fire subordinates by texts and tweets instead of face-to-face?
What is president afraid of?
Why did she declare before the JBC that her SALNs were irretrievable?
Is Sereno hiding something? Calida asks at quo warranto oral argument