Good Bye

Plummer, whether designedly and as a sombre commentary on the situation or because he was the sort of man who does sing that particular song, was chanting Tosti's 'Good–bye.' He was giving to its never very cheery notes a wailing melancholy all his own.

A Damsel in Distress. Chapter 24

He rang the bell for Webster.

'Is Mr Mortimer playing that – that damned gas–engine in the drawing–room?'

'Yes, sir. Tosti's "Good–bye". A charming air, sir.'

'Go and tell him to stop it!'

The Girl on the Boat. 10 Trouble at Windles

'You!' he said. 'Brewster or whatever your name is. Ever heard of Tonti?'

'Sure. He wrote a song called "Good-bye".'

'That was Tosti, my poor oaf. Tonti was an Italian banker who florished in the seventeenth century [...]–'

Something Fishy. Chapter 1