Chester ___ Arthur (21st US president)

Usage examples of alan.

All Alan had was his gift, which was not the most reliable of companions.

But the kid had looked vulnerable too, and Alan had left the kid behind.

He would wander upstairs, Alan knew, to his pitch-black, book-strewn bedroom, where he would lie on his elegant four-poster until the fragment of another chapter came to him.

She turned over and buried her face in the sheets, and imagined that there was nothing in the world but this dark room, no one else but Alan, drinking beer and watching the Red Sox game.

Around the third inning she leaned her head against his shoulder, and Alan hesitantly put his arm around her.

I go to your apartment, Alan, and what do I see there but a cute brown-haired girl wearing jeans.

You protect yourself from the evil, Alan, with your Red Sox and your opera and your funny little job.

Not so that Alan would protect her, but so that Seth would be able to find her.

Julia looked at Alan, and he knew that the ether was carrying his messages loud and clear.

Unable to stay, unable to go, Alan wandered away from his place of employment.

Kelliher set to work, grunting and straining, and Alan wanted to help but could not.

Finally Alan camped outside his door during office hours and managed to get a few minutes of his time.

Now Alan was leaning over the sink, staring down into darkness, holding on to the darkness, which writhed and scratched beneath him.

There should be a hitching post, Alan thought, a stagecoach rattling by, a dozen extras milling around.

The ground started to tremble, and Alan realized the power was welling up beneath him, the bomb was about to explode.