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Her conscience had flagellated her as the immediate cause of his illness, and she strove by every act of devotion to make amends.

From The Californians by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

And this, his silence at the cemetery, which had flagellated her with the unalterable past, now made him repugnant to her.

From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)