Then he began counting them slowly and carefully. 'There!' he whispered, when at length he had counted a hundred dollars. 'There Hope! take thet an' put it away in yer wallet. Might come handy when ye're 'way fr'm hum.'
She kissed him tenderly. 'Put it 'n yer wallet an' say nothin' - not a word t' nobody,' he said. Then he counted over a like amount for me. 'Say nothin',' he said, looking up at me over his spectacles.英文原著 · 《Eben Holden》
"That's not all. While they were bringing him along in the court-yard, he tried to get rid of his wallet. Happily I had my eyes open, and saw the dodge. I picked up the wallet, which he had thrown among the flowers near the door; here it is. In it are a one-hundred-franc note, three napoleons, and seven francs in change. Yesterday the rascal hadn't a sou - "英文原著 · 《The Mystery of Orcival》
I found him sitting on the little bench at the gate. "I have to go to the Commandant," he said, "so, if Pechorin comes, please send for me." . I gave my promise. He ran off as if his limbs had regained their youthful strength and supple- ness. The morning was fresh and lovely. Golden clouds had massed themselves on the mountain- tops like a new range of aerial mountains. Before the gate a wide square spread out; behind it the bazaar was seething with people, the day being Sunday. Barefooted Ossete boys, carrying wallets of honeycomb on their shoulders, were hovering around me.英文原著 · 《A Hero of Our Time》
I should like to see Lauder here. And don't forget the Gaberlunzie.--Ever,
H. COCKBURN"* [footnote... James Ballantine, author of The Gaberlunzie's Wallet. In August 1865 Mr. Ballantine wrote to me saying: "If ever you are in Auld Reekie I should feel proud of a call from you. I have not forgotten the delightful day we spent together many years ago at Bonny Bonally with the eagle-eyed Henry Cockburn!" ...]
The meeting came off. I collected a number of special friends about me, and I took my wife to the meeting of the Faithful.英文原著 · 《An Autobiography》
That man of sin could not brook this boldness of speech, and was moved to the keenest passion against this high and noble spirit, and afflicted the monks with many stripes and tortures. Their courage and nobility won admiration even from that tyrant. But, when after many punishments he failed to persuade them, and none of them consented to discover Barlaam, he took and ordered them to be led to the king, bearing with them the wallet with the relics, and to be beaten and shamefully entreated as they went.英文原著 · 《Barlaam and Ioasaph》
Where's my wallet? Where -- Where's my wall-- - Where's my wallet?! - Seriously? Again?美剧 · 《Modern Family》
their wallets snap tighter than Kim Kardashian's legs after the wedding check cleared.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》