"Candle power" Quotes from Famous Books
... his head knowingly, and winked one eye slowly. "Children—she's set the children on me. You know, Grant—" he turned his smile on with what candlepower he could muster, "that's my other weakness—children. And they're the nicest children in the world. But I can't—I tell you, man, I can't," protested Mr. Fenn, as if he believed Grant in league with the woman ... — In the Heart of a Fool • William Allen White |