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I made myself as cold and inhospitable as I could, but I am afraid he rather relishes a dignified retenue. 'Poor boy! I wonder what on earth is to be done with him. I never before knew what John's love and patience were. 'Do you think he will remain here?
I attributed this flattering distinction to the respect ensured by the extreme reténue and propriety of her manners, but I have had reason since to ascribe the reserve of the courtiers to a less commendable motive. On occasion of a masqued festival given by Her Majesty on her birth-day at Kew, the king, in distributing the characters, allotted to Miss Marchmont that of Diana.
Her manner towards me had entirely changed; for, while it maintained the modesty and retenue of her sex and station, it displayed much of that frankness which was the natural consequence of her great intimacy at the Nest, and; as I have since ascertained, of her own ingenuous nature.
Ay, Richie, there is this use in adversity; it teaches one to play sword and target with etiquette and retenue better than any crowned king in Europe. For me now to cross to her summons immediately would be a gross breach of homage to Lady Wilts, who was inspired to be the first to break through the fence of scandal environing me. But I must still show that I am independent.
Their sentiment is sometimes a little heroic, but this one must overlook, and it is a taste, moreover, that is falling into disuse, as people read better books." "And you prefer this heartlessness, Eve, to the nature of your own country!" "I do not know that quiet, retenue, and a good tone, are a whit more heartless than flirting, giggling and childishness.
"I cannot pretend to have thought upon the subject." If her ladyship threw a greater severity into her manner than the occasion seemed to call for, it was not merely because she disapproved of her beautiful daughter's want of retenue, or questionable style, or doubtful taste, or defective breeding. You must bear all the circumstances in mind as they presented themselves to her.
"I think we may safely claim this person, at least, for a countryman," said John Effingham: "he is what I have heard termed an American in a European mask." "The character is more ambitiously conceived than skilfully maintained," replied Eve, who had need of all her retenue of manner to abstain from laughing outright.
He spoke with such sudden enthusiasm, such abandon, that it had the effect of bringing Marian back to the moderation and retenue of her usual manner. He saw it in the changed expression of her countenance; and what light or shade of feeling passed over that beautiful face unmarked of him? When he spoke again it was composedly.
"There is your sword, Mr Vanslyperken," said Moggy; who, during the whole of the scene, had kept up a retenue very different from her usual manners. Vanslyperken took his sword, and appeared to feel his courage return why not? he was armed, and in company with only one woman, and he sought revenge. He rang the bell, and the landlady appeared.
And if she had only shown the accustomed northern retenue, and merely looked all that she had to say 'preserved her dignity' our womanly critic would have been completely satisfied." "But, Merthyr, to parade her feelings, and then to go on appealing!" "On the principle that she ought to be ashamed of them, she was wrong." "If you had heard her utter abandonment!"
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