And she knew that the engagement was then being announced of Princess Veronica to Prince Olivin; and the strains of the Waltz of the affianced which followed, played by the Court musicians, confirmed the fact.
"The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy"
Mabel Henriette Spielmann
She was determined to give him a lesson; so she played her last trump, and, taking the Doctor by the hand, with solemn formality proceeded thus- "At the same time, Herr Assessor, allow me the pleasure of introducing to you, in the future Professor Fabian, the successor of your celebrated uncle, my affianced husband."
"Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel"
E. Werner
From the time of their engagement he had seemed to take every thing for granted, and to treat her tenderly, almost reverently, without fuss or parade, yet with the consideration due from a man to his future wife; so much so that she had hardly missed, what, indeed, in her simplicity she hardly expected, the attention usually paid to an affianced bride from the relatives of her intended.
"Christian's Mistake"
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik