... the doctor had feared, a "lesion," had taken place, and that there was no longer any hope of her life. At which she lighted up ... — Strong Hearts • George W. Cable
... slight lesion in the grey matter, that is all; a trifling rearrangement of certain cells, a microscopical alteration that would escape the attention of ninety-nine brain specialists out of a hundred. I don't want to bother you with 'shop,' Clarke; I might ... — The Great God Pan • Arthur Machen