" As a matter of fact," I said, when the last armed ruffian had departed, " I am the only person in this house who has interfered with your affairs. "The Maids of Paradise" by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

Because the others are armed and waiting..." "The Planet Strappers" by Raymond Zinke Gallun

I found my servants armed, watching, with my wife at their head. "Adventures in the Philippine Islands" by Paul P. de La Gironière