"Then I shall be all alone here," Peter said suddenly, staring at the candle that was guttering in the breeze that came from behind the heavy blinds.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
A guttering dip candle was close to her side, and a paper book was held almost under her nose.
"Girls of the Forest"
L. T. Meade
There was no one there, only a candle guttering on the table, the remains of a meal, a woman's hat on the back of a chair; he had waited for some time in silence, he had called and asked if there was any one there, he had tried the farther door and found it shut-and so, cursing himself for a fool, he had passed down into the street again and the episode had ended.
"The Wooden Horse"
Hugh Walpole