[Jellby]

Yes, that's what I meant with not "dropping".

For a more elaborate (and really "dropping") cap, from "The Prince and the Pauper":

span.first {
  font-variant: small-caps;
  margin-left: -0.5em;
  white-space: pre;
}
span.drop {
  font-family: "Royal";
  font-size: 500%;
  line-height: 1;
  height: 1em;
  float: left;
  margin: 0.1em 0.1em -0.2em 0;
}
span.afterA {
  margin-left: -1.0em;
}
p.initial {
  text-indent: 0;
}
p.initial + p {
  clear: left; /*optional, depends on how you want the second paragraph if the first is short*/
}

<p class="initial"><span class="drop">A</span><span class="first afterA"> heavy</span> drowsiness presently fell upon the two comrades. The King said&mdash;</p>