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Updated: May 3, 2025
It is not natural to the Anglo-Saxon race to be overpolite. They have no petits soins. A husband in France moves out an easy-chair for his wife, and sets a footstool for every lady. He hands her the morning paper, he brings a shawl if there is danger of a draught, he kisses her hand when he comes in, and he tries to make himself agreeable to her in the matter of these little optional civilities.
She may have nodded to me when I bowed, but it was such a little nod that I'm not certain." "I rather like your being polite to an insignificant old maid, Harry. I'd expect you, as a matter of course, to be polite to a young and pretty girl, overpolite probably." "That'll do, George Dalton. I like you best when you're preaching least.
"Yes," I say, "we've disagreed, and he has the best of it, for he can argue his point with four tongues and I've only one." Mrs. Steele is curious; she slips her arm through mine. "Has he been overpolite to you, my dear?" "Mrs. Steele," I say, thoughtfully, "I'm a little amused and still more perplexed by this man.
"Then I shan't tell you; if I were you, though, I shouldn't trouble myself to be overpolite to the folks who have come and gone here, nigh on to twenty years, hang 'em!" A few days before the wedding Aunt Merce and Arthur came home. Arthur was shy at first regarding the great change, but being agreeably disappointed, grew lively.
"I've heard," said Andrew Roby gravely, "that it's mighty bad manners to bite the hand that feeds you. You never was overpolite, 'Rion Latham." "Not only that, but he's clean reckless with his own livelihood," added Zebedee Pauling. It was a small incident, of course; scarcely to be noted at all when it was over.
"Have it your own way, then, Riley," says he, "but you're responsible for the thing being a success, and don't look for me to dance tight ropes or do monkey on a stick." "I'd engage to put a cow up there," said Tom, not overpolite, though he meant no harm, "or a parlor organ, with the young lady to play it." "Mr.
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