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I woke the next morning and saw an actual sunbeam gleaming brightly onto the wooden banister outside my window.

Fearing to lose his way, he bawls over the banister, and through the corridors, “Is any one there?”

CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU

The hall was as black as a dungeon, but by groping around she found the banister rail, and so made her way upstairs.

Nicole turned to see her father climbing up the stairs, pulling himself along on the banister and leaning on his walking stick.

SHAMANROBERT SHEA

With a startled cry he lunged forward, clutching at the banister to steady his blundering descent.

Convulsively grasping the banister with both hands, his broad shoulders formed a mighty buttress against the pressing flood.

THE MAN-WOLF AND OTHER TALESEMILE ERCKMANN AND ALEXANDRE CHATRIAN

She opened the door, followed him to the stairs, and leaned over the banister to watch his descent.

MAX FARGUSOWEN JOHNSON

Ruth was leaning over the banister at the time and saw all that passed.

PETERF. HOPKINSON SMITH

He rose to his feet and made for the stairs, and held on to the banister.

A BOOK OF GHOSTSSABINE BARING-GOULD

He came after her up the narrow seed-strewn stair, that had no banister.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985