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They might even sometimes excite readers who possessed an adjustable "tally" of excitableness.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

Just so, sir," returns Mr. Snagsby; "I was sure you would feel it yourself and would excuse the reasonableness of MY feelings when coupled with the known excitableness of my little woman. 

From Bleak House by Dickens, Charles