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Vacantly my mind groped its way back to the past, and I recalled that I had fallen, and must be now in the saloon.

From Hurricane Island by Watson, H. B. Marriott (Henry Brereton Marriott)

Vacantly the lad’s eye wandered along to the space just opposite him where, framed in neat oak, hung a printed notice headed: “Labor Laws of the State of Massachusetts.”

From The Story of Leather by Bassett, Sara Ware

Vacantly he sat and watched the play of the sunshine in the prismatic water of the courtyard fountain, and the splashing, and the pluming, and the murmuring of the doves and pigeons on its edge.

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

Vacantly, mechanically, the girl rested as a tired animal might have rested.

From The Evil Genius by Collins, Wilkie

Vacantly she tried to smooth them out, stroking them over with her hand, constantly stroking and to no purpose.

From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas