I then sent Fabio to his bed, and brought in the dessert myself, and a bottle of sweet wine which she liked to drink only a thimble full of, at a time, but even a few drops of it sufficed to give her pale cheeks a rosy tint.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
I am looking now for Aunt Sophy's thimble.
"Girls of the Forest"
L. T. Meade
A sudden burst of pleasure escaped her lips as she glanced at the thimble.
"Girls of the Forest"
L. T. Meade