I think I should have declined had I been poorer than I wasand with scantier fund of resource, more stinted narrowness of future prospect. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.维莱特.
The only evidence of her last return now, were the scantier moveables in his room, and the grayer hair upon his head. 查尔斯·狄更斯.艰难时事.
Things hang together, he added, looking on the floor and moving his feet uneasily with a sense that words were scantier than thoughts. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.