Oliver was frightened at the sight of so many gentlemen, which made him tremble; and the beadle gave him another tap behind, which made him cry.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
The beadle was petrified with amazement, and he accounted for Oliver's wickedness by saying: "It's meat."
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
They had for some reason been talking in murmurs, and the embittered beadle, losing his self-control, began to say things audibly.
"The Pastor's Wife"
Elizabeth von Arnim