—Good-by, all you nice people!
—Just what I wanted: a plate of wild strawberries with real cream!
—Please, mother, just a little more, a very little more!
—Silence, obedience, and everybody at work!
—Enough said; I know exactly what the matter is!
Series V
A semi-colon marks a considerable halt between clauses. In some special cases, a colon is used. The dash. Quotations.
—The knight mounted a superb steed; the old huntsman did the same.
—Some carriages opened at the back, with the driver sitting perched high above the door; others had the driver's seat at the side, and in all sorts of queer positions.
—The first trams were drawn, usually, by horses; though many people can remember when London street-cars were drawn by mules—two big ones or three little ones for each car.