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At the corner a confectionery store thrust out its rounded doorway, and in the windows were signs of various fountain drinks. "A hot chocolate wouldn't be so bad," thought Andy. "It's a bit chilly." He went in rather diffidently, wondering if some of the pretty girls lined up along the marble counter knew that he was a Yale man.
I speak it diffidently, with the fear of the divine voice of the people before my eyes, as is but fitting in these equalizing days, when territories, the title to which is possession immemorial, are being plucked away acre by acre, and hereditary privileges mined one by one; but it seems to me, in this, perhaps, solitary attribute, "the brave old houses" still keep their pre-eminence.
You know he feels strongly about some things. And he hasn't forgiven me yet for letting you go." Rather diffidently Lily put her hand on her mother's. She gave her rare caresses shyly, with averted eyes, and she was always more diffident with her mother than with her father. Such spontaneous bursts of affection as she sometimes showed had been lavished on Mademoiselle.
Benito lingered rather diffidently in the background with a group of Spanish Californians, but was finally induced to bring them forward. There were general handshakings.
Margaret begged to know her eldest brother's judgment, but had great difficulty in dragging it out. Diffidently as it was proposed, it was clear and decided. He thought that his father had better send Sir Matthew Fleet a statement of Margaret's present condition, and abide by his answer as to whether her progress warranted the hope of her restoration.
He spoke carelessly but Desmond noticed that he kept a watchful eye on the other. The Chief did not answer. He seemed to have relapsed into the preoccupied mood in which Desmond had found him that morning. "I was going to suggest, sir," said Mr. Marigold diffidently, "if you had the time, you might care to look in at the Yard, and see the prisoner.
"I don't know the dream nor the interpretation thereof. I'm out of it. It's too bad that so few of her old friends can appreciate her." "Take a try at it," Fred encouraged him. "You'll get in deeper than you can explain to yourself. People with no personal interest do that." "I suppose," said Archie diffidently, "that college German, gone to seed, wouldn't help me out much.
"Wonder if it'd do any good to marry her?" A roar went up from the table at this, somewhat relieving the tension of the atmosphere. Shearson, the advertising manager, lolling deep in his chair, spoke up diffidently, as soon as he could be heard: "I ain't rich. But I've put a little wad aside. I could chip in three thou' if that'd help."
'Twas blush, blush with him, almost as much as 'tis with me not but that 'tis a fault in me!" "Not at all, Master Poorgrass." said Coggan. "'Tis a very noble quality in ye." "Heh-heh! well, I wish to noise nothing abroad nothing at all." murmured Poorgrass, diffidently. "But we be born to things that's true.
He asked an agitated question. "Did she did she go alone?" The doorkeeper answered without looking at him, "There was a gent with her, sir Mr. Mortlake, I think." Challoner went out into the night blindly. He had to pass the theatre to get back to the main street. Mrs. Wyatt and Christine were just entering a taxi. Christine saw him. She touched his arm diffidently as he passed. "Jimmy!"
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