“Sara gazed up at the house in dazed wonder, not noticing Mr. Lake's retrieval of her valise from the carriage or his offer of hand to steady her step down to the sidewalk.”

“You can almost picture a stern lady in a hoop skirt being helped down from the train, while a porter scurries to take her valise.”

“She had cooked up yet another plot, and she packed her valise carefully making sure to take only those things that she would need.”

“The next morning, he knocked on her door, just as she burst out of it, followed by a train of servants carrying cases and valises.”

“Important papers should not be left in the outside pouches of valises that are thrown unceremoniously into the boot of a taxi.”

“When he retired and returned to the UK, all he took with him were two valises and deep affection for Taiwan.”