"Well, she is at rest, there can't be any doubt of that," he said, as he glanced round at the drifting black robe which followed her free, nun-like walk.
"A Hazard of New Fortunes, Part Fifth"
William Dean Howells
She wore black, as she often did; but in spite of its fashion her dress received a nun-like effect from the pensive absence of her face.
"A Hazard of New Fortunes, Part Fifth"
William Dean Howells
Which would have shown that she was not always a nun breathless with adoration during religious exercises.
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan