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"We Americans are very polite," said Acton, whose national consciousness had been complicated by a residence in foreign lands, and who yet disliked to hear Americans abused. "We don't like to tread upon people's toes," he said. "But I should like very much to hear about your marriage. Now tell me how it came about." "The Prince fell in love with me," replied the Baroness simply.
Next year" he paused, set his lips tightly "next year I mean to ask for a share in the business." "Do you?" said Deleah with polite interest. "Do you really think you will get it, Mr. Gibbon?" "I shall get it, fast enough. I shall get it, for this reason: if Boult doesn't give it me I shall leave him. Boult can't afford to lose me. I don't want to boast, but it's true.
Angelique had no idea that I was her near neighbour, but Lucrezia and I, without exchanging a single word on the subject, had perfectly understood each other. I watched through the key-hole and saw the two sisters come into their room, preceded by the polite Don Francisco, who carried a taper, and, after lighting a night-lamp, bade them good night and retired.
Madame Waddington had brought a large box of chocolates and she passed a piece over the shoulder of each soldier, who interrupted the more serious business of the moment to be polite. Other people bring them flowers, or cigarettes, and certainly there is no one in the world so satisfactory to put one's self to any effort for as a poilu. On her manners alone France should win her war.
Hilary didn't come in to dinner. That was as well; it gave Peter more time. Perhaps it would be easier late at night to speak of the hopeless, weary, impossible things that had suddenly risen in the way; easier to think of things to say about them that wouldn't too much hurt Hilary or himself. At dinner Peter was very quiet and polite to everyone.
'Did you see Horry take quite half the cake, just now? she whispered to Bessie, in the midst of a polite conversation about nothing particular. And anon she murmured in horrified wonder, after a stolen peep behind the tree, Reg is taking off Dr. Rylance. The grown-up luncheon party was not lively.
Those who have resided at Louvain have observed, that its inhabitants are in general more polite than in most of the towns in these provinces; but my stay was not sufficiently long to enable me to form any opinion on the subject. The manners of the people do not seem to me very dissimilar from those of the French, but others think they most resemble the Dutch.
I am not your father, but I am your uncle, and it gratifies me very much to see the polished, almost reverent way in which that lad behaves towards the Count. It's polite, and it's respectful, and it's er it's er " "Why, you wouldn't like it, uncle, if I were to behave to you just as he does to the Count." "Well, not exactly, Rodney, but there's something very nice about it.
"We, by establishing morals independently of scriptural authority, and basing them on secular considerations, more immediate, more demonstrative and universal, attain a signal benefit; for when Inspiration is shaken, or Miracles fail you, or Prophecy eludes the believer, he breaks away, and probably falls into vice; while we hold the thinker by the thousand relations of Natural Affection, Utility, and Intelligence, which the Christian distrusts.... A man may do good because it is honest, because it is useful, because it is commanded by human law, because it is humane, because it is polite, because it is a noble pleasure."
Glady resigned himself to the inevitable, and was as polite as he could be in the circumstances. "I await your pleasure," he said in a gracious tone, that was a contrast to his former one. Saniel, who was in such a hurry a few moments before, now silently walked by Glady, whose eyes were on the shining asphalt pavement. At last he spoke.