Citations:demanded

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English citations of demanded

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  • 1818Mary Shelley. Frankenstein.
    She returned to the house about eight o'clock, and when one inquired where she had passed the night, she replied that she had been looking for the child and demanded earnestly if anything had been heard concerning him.
    After a long pause of reflection I concluded that the justice due both to him and my fellow creatures demanded of me that I should comply with his request.
    This morning, as I sat watching the wan countenance of my friend — his eyes half closed and his limbs hanging listlessly — I was roused by half a dozen of the sailors, who demanded admission into the cabin.