smoking compartment
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In the smoking compartment I fell into conversation with a countryman who told me all that could possibly be synthesised by one mind regarding the locality we were passing through.
From Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation by Will Levington Comfort
During the journey to New York he rode most of the time in the smoking compartment, only appearing to take Alora to the diner for her meals.
From Mary Louise Solves a Mystery by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
But it is fair to say that the discerning reporter never idles away his time in the smoking compartment of the car when returning with a story.
From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle) Spencer
There were five minutes to spare when he sank into the corner seat of a smoking compartment, and composed himself with a couple of morning papers for the journey.
From The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest
In the years before Volstead we had ridden thousands of miles silently peering at the two strangers across the smoking compartment and wondering how to get them talking.
From Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams by Heywood Broun
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