| 单词 | demurely |
| 例句 | “If you wish,” I answered as demurely as I could. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Darlene minced out on the stage, sashaying demurely, and making a rosebud of her mouth, said, “There sure was plenty balls at that beau, honey, but. . .” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She giggles too, and brings a hand demurely to her mouth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On the winner’s stand, which was swathed in a huge American flag and crammed with suited dignitaries, Marcela smiled demurely for the lieutenant governor, who extended a huge silver loving cup. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He opens his eyes to see Henry bringing his hand demurely up to his elegant royal mouth to spit on it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She was occupied in knitting; a large cat sat demurely at her feet; nothing in short was wanting to complete the beau-ideal of domestic comfort. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Agnes smiled demurely, pressing the tips of her fingers into Red’s palm and averting her eyes from the Associated Press photographer who was covering the wedding. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have guests,” she said demurely, patting her hair. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She shut her eyes quickly in delight and then said demurely to the doctor, “And what do we do today?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z My Lord Cheldthorpe of the New Creation dropped my mother, and she dropped him, and looked away demurely, and I fell upon a chair. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “No, I won’t,” she said demurely, a good little girl doing what she was told. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Meg colored, but a mischievous fancy to tease the girls made her reply demurely, “You are very kind, but I’m afraid he won’t come.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She shakes her head, blinking demurely at the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Dr. Bulkeley’s sermons are always inspired,” she said demurely, “especially when he preaches about the final judgment.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She walks demurely, head down, red-gloved hands clasped in front, with short little steps like a trained pig’s, on its hind legs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z On the cover, she poses demurely in late-afternoon sunshine—a very pretty twenty-four-year-old wearing a very short skirt and cowboy boots. Kacey Musgraves, Harper Lee, and the Home-town Dilemma 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z And there she is, in a splendid, close-fitting evening dress, sitting demurely on a low, round rococo stall, framed by two huge blood-red velvet curtains that hang either side of a giant Georgian window. Model, muse and memorable handshake 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Silvia Gallerano sits on a high stool, her legs demurely crossed high as she addresses the audience with a hand-held microphone. Direct from Edinburgh: Theaters Are Closed, but a ‘Zoo’ Is Open 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Two leather trotters, crossed demurely against their meat hook, are undeniably adorable, and Ms. Papadopoulos’s window display of stuffed sausage links, chickens and kidneys brought a constant stream of giggling children into the gallery. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z In her own account she’s more demurely clothed, confused and tentative. 'The Affair' Recap: Literary Pretensions and a Dead Man 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z But Abramson remained on stage, smiling demurely and shaking hands with graduates as they received their diplomas. Abramson tells graduates to ‘show what you are made of’ Guests imminent, dress ruined, she changes into sensible overalls in time to greet her friends, who assemble demurely for the salvaged party. ‘I’m Here,’ Outside Says. ‘I Miss You.’ 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z He was deadpan, seated with short-shorts-clad legs demurely crossed, playing the perennial New Yorker game of who’s busiest. Dance Review: Jack Ferver’s ‘Mon Ma Mes,’ at Le Skyroom 2012-10-10T21:10:44Z They rested in contrapposto poses, three of them standing firmly on their right legs, demurely bending their left knees beneath diaphanous robes. Caryatid Statues, Restored, Are Stars at Athens Museum 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The occasion was something demurely called the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. From the archive, 19 August 1969: Grooving on the sounds 2010-08-19T10:27:00Z In the 18th variation of the “Rhapsody,” the work’s aching climax, she began demurely and dreamily before adding muscle. Review: Yuja Wang Sweeps Through a Rachmaninoff Marathon 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The main baddie in “Suicide Squad” is a renegade recruit, the Enchantress, who in her less volatile and more demurely costumed state is June Moone, Rick Flag’s girlfriend. Even Superheroes Punch the Clock 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Smaller mofonguitos, shaped with a lemon squeezer, fit demurely in ramekins, perhaps a better idea if you don’t want to stagger home. At Ajo y Orégano, Big Flavors Flow From a Small Space 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z She’s shot from far away, and it’s hard to make out her features, but she’s wearing a pink scarf and sensible shoes and has her hands folded demurely in front of her. The Faces Behind Craigslist’s Strictly Platonic Personal Ads 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Even the more demurely dressed models wore their hair long and loose. The Latest Bridal Dress Collections Showed Few New Wrinkles 2014-04-18T21:15:29Z Message delivered, the actor stands outside the premiere, smiling demurely for the cameras as if she hadn't a care in the world. Julianne Moore on Maps to the Stars: 'The longer you live the Hollywood lifestyle, the more empty you become' 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z “I’m a little bit of a reveal, and that’s it,” he said, almost demurely. Is David Lee Roth the Estée Lauder of Tattoos? 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z It was a delineation of the acceptable limits of women on the world stage: they look like brides and it is their backs – their backs! – that are demurely captured on film. The G7 was the final straw – world leaders’ wives should refuse to travel with their spouses 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z The ground is breaking, as Mr. Aslan implies, but ever so demurely. Arts & Leisure: ?All-American Muslim? on TLC: Life in Dearborn, Michigan 2011-11-10T18:31:22Z For our meeting, Grey sat demurely in a lounge of the Standard Hotel. T Magazine: Grey Matter 2011-04-11T13:00:52Z An early instance of this fragmentation is that image of the naked woman stretched out across the screen like one of art’s innumerable courtesans, a bent leg demurely obscuring her pubis. Movie Review: Philippe Garrel’s ‘Burning Hot Summer,’ With Monica Bellucci 2012-06-28T23:21:23Z Here the women dance demurely, with polite Margot Fonteyn arm positions and sweetly flowing lines. Critic?s Notebook: ?Nutcracker? Nation: Yes We Can! 2010-12-08T23:32:00Z When asked if he’s heard from anyone in the Trump family in the days following his documentary’s release, Holder smiles and murmurs demurely. Meet the fans who follow the Jan. 6 hearings as must-see TV 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Winnie’s discomfort with her corseted life is satisfyingly announced when she sings, demurely but with a hint of submerged temper, that she’d like “to raise a little more than heaven.” Review: ‘Tuck Everlasting’ Swaps Out the Circle of Life for an Eternally Unspooling Ribbon 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z And though CBS's Tassler demurely notes, "He’s moved on," fortunately for his fans, Sheen's staying exactly where he's most comfortable -- mad as hell. Charlie Sheen dies and lives again on TV 2011-08-03T20:35:00Z It’s a small work, demurely situated between two cases and easily overlooked. Review | Cute puppies and octopus sex: A Japanese art exhibition reveals our fascination with animals 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z One photo from 1957 shows Miss Michigan in a strapless bathing suit, legs demurely crossed, sitting on top of a light box with her illuminated spine and pelvis, holding a trophy and wearing a crown. Don’t slouch, young lady 2014-04-13T00:00:00Z Dressed in a white suit, hands often demurely folded, she talks directly to the audience, shooting periodic loving glances at a photo of George W. on the wall. Review | A first lady and a diva show their vulnerability in two productions 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z His name, rendered prominently, overshadows that of his pianist, Enrico Pace, demurely inserted below. Music Review: Leonidas Kavakos and Enrico Pace in Beethoven Violin Sonatas 2014-03-03T22:56:20Z But as she posed demurely He, quite prematurely, Was finished before he began. Style Invitational Week 1088: Our winning F-word limericks! (No, not that F-word.) This is criticism that doesn’t wait to be asked, Kael’s criticism isn’t happy with the demurely submissive “handmaiden to the arts” tag; she is more like Joan of Arc at the Battle of Orléans. The warrior critic: in praise of Pauline Kael 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z On screen, the choir nuns can't sing at all; in the theatre they've been forced into singing quietly and demurely by the Mother Superior before Deloris convinces them to raise their voices. Sister Act gets Whoopi Goldberg back in the habit 2010-07-08T10:27:00Z The auctioneer demurely moved on to the next painting: “Mountain Landscape With Mountain Church and Haystacks,” also signed “A. Hitler.” Are These Paintings Really by Hitler? German Authorities Are Investigating 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z A gentleman wearing a bouffant wig and heart-shaped locket sits demurely on a couch with his knitting. Actors explore their feminine sides to portray the cross-dressers of 'Casa Valentina' 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Then, she sat and demurely crossed her legs, bringing to mind a phrase that has become a personal mantra in her ninth decade: “The legs are the last to go.” A starlet of the civil rights era, Diahann Carroll looks back on a career of firsts 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z And don’t ask about the gazebo, felled out front, demurely sheeted by snow. Review: In ‘Saving Brinton,’ an Inveterate Accumulator Finds Treasure 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Women in headscarves, sitting on the sidelines, sway demurely to the melodic guitar riffs. Afghan indie band rocks Kabul in post-Taliban era 2010-07-06T06:56:00Z For her New York debut show in 1990, she depicted women who demurely turned away. Artist of the week 85: Lisa Yuskavage 2010-04-28T14:29:00Z Sporting short bobs, loose T-shirts and barely there makeup, Acrush's androgynous look is bucking centuries-old norms in a society where girls strive to look feminine and act demurely. China's first androgynous all-girl pop band challenges ideal of femininity 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Plus, it’s fun to say — unless you’re in American network news, which has been demurely referring to the group as an all-female punk band. Pussy Riot Was Carefully Calibrated for Protest 2012-08-22T12:00:25Z She was perhaps most winning in the teasing exchanges of Act 2, when Minnie demurely kept the ardent Johnson at arm's length. Hints of tarnish on Lyric's 'Golden West' 2011-01-24T00:43:00Z An abyss opens under the syncopated guitar picking and demurely isolated vocals of Bonzie — Nina Ferraro — as she captures a quintessential quarantine mood. Best Songs of 2020 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z "I was in possession as well as telling the officer the purse was not mine," Hilton, dressed demurely in a silk blouse and black skirt, told the court. Paris Hilton admits cocaine possession 2010-09-20T17:42:00Z The next day in New York I received an email to report that it had been demurely awaiting its owner on a chair in the yard, where it had spent the last 24 hours. Nicholson Baker 2011-08-13T23:04:05Z I’m filming these very demurely, almost clinically aloof, in an attempt to provide a mysterious place for the reveal to happen, without ever having to reveal anything. Turning orgasm into art 2012-08-24T23:28:00Z Ross, the Mirror claimed demurely, had labelled Forsyth "f**cking ugly" and told him he had missed out on a knighthood because he "had done a lot of s***". Channel 4 launches comedy roast shows 2010-04-05T06:00:00Z His bride and her companions are demurely elegant beauties in heeled shoes. In ‘Firebird,’ the Choreographer’s Art Is in Storytelling 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z It began innocently enough: a cabal of tall, slightly wan-looking indie-rock musicians huddled together, some strumming acoustic guitars, singing demurely of unity. Postscript: Sharon Jones, 1956-2016 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z “The podium accepts,” she said again and again, smiling demurely, and perhaps testing out the feeling of winning. Critic?s Notebook: Best-Kept Secret Now Has a Grammy 2011-02-14T23:24:02Z Phil shouted "Action!" and I said my lines as demurely as I could, squinting at a fence post with a bit of tape on it. Emily Woof 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Minutes into “The Confessions,” a new production by the British playwright and director Alexander Zeldin, the main character, Alice, says demurely, “See, I’m not interesting. I have nothing of interest to tell.” ‘The Confessions’ Review: A Mother’s Tale, Told With Empathy and Care 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The sequins did indeed stop well short of the knee, but Ms. Chenoweth demurely wrapped a full skirt around her legs much of the time. Review: Kristin Chenoweth, That Perky Performer With the Powerhouse Pipes 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z In “Hand, Index Linger Back,” those same two fingers, by crossing demurely, pin that ineffable something down: It’s the seductive lie that’s also a wish. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z A projection shows a platinum blond Jayne Mansfield watching a Dior haute couture show demurely from the front row. Dior exhibit traces 60 years of cinema 2012-05-10T21:16:08Z There the audience members are, seated demurely in their rows of chairs, while on stage the dancers and musicians, dressed to the glittery nines, evoke sultry encounters in romantic, far-flung locales. Dance Review: Sensual Spanish Accent Arrives by Way of Quebec 2011-05-01T21:00:29Z “A Boy For Meg” says the headline, announcing the birth of a son to Princess Margaret of Britain, who is seen smiling demurely for the camera. Art Review: ?Warhol: Headlines? at National Gallery of Art - Review 2011-10-20T22:00:37Z Somehow, they find themselves camping out on the remote mountain, all three of them sharing a tent, and while Bella demurely gets some sleep, these two alpha males yet again face off, taunting each other. Pure hell 2010-07-08T21:09:00Z He recognized her from the play and, so the story goes, demurely asked his shipmate, the actress Merle Oberon, to introduce him. Betsy Drake, Movie and Stage Actress, Dies at 92 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z On the ground level, models walked beneath a squatting female figure, past a prone male, head turned demurely. Fendi, Diesel open Milan Fashion Week with sense of renewal 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z From our feet up, things feel pretty stable almost all the year; seismographs show wild zigs and zags, but in Southern California, temperatures live demurely within standard limits. Think of L.A. spring as the pause between California catastrophes — with poppies 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z In France's elegant court at Versailles, Queen Marie Antoinette demurely took a pinch of snuff between the tip of her thumb and her index finger and inhaled it, considerately sneezing it into a scented handkerchief. Why France really helped America's Founding Fathers fight the Revolutionary War 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z In runway photos, the 31-year-old Capitol superstar peeked demurely over one shoulder, surely aware that her appearance at such a high-end event would drive her opponents crazy and her supporters wild with delight. Opinion | AOC at a $300,000-per-table dinner party, and other signs of our times 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Babst is the daughter of a serious horsewoman who won prizes by demurely riding sidesaddle — and other times appearing in drag as a man. Think you know 'Horse Girls'? These writers would like a word 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z But she saw an intelligence in Kennedy that matched her own, and she was, demurely but fiercely, ambitious for him. Review | A far deeper, worthier and more interesting JFK 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z I could watch this troubling movie a million times, if only to admire the way Meryl Streep turns demurely away from a lens at points when every other actor would turn toward it. Column: '1917’ ranks among the best war movies ever. Here's where it lands on my top 10 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z An actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Vara’s outburst gave permission for the more serious candidates to express – ever so demurely – their own reservations about the Speaker. Speaker hopefuls trash Bercow as Commons disappears into K-hole | John Crace 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z The photo is pure, elegant sex, one of the few “vices,” to which Newmar demurely subscribes. Dishing dirt with 'Catwoman' Julie Newmar: 'A garden is a reflection of you' 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Some plants are just crazy … demurely holding their blooms for decades until finally, one day, they just explode with color. Rare puya blooms happening now at Rancho Los Alamitos 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Following suit, Mary Tyler Moore donned a black pea coat in the opening sequence of her groundbreaking eponymous 1970s sitcom which demurely pushed a feminist message. A Complete Guide to Buying the Essential Women’s Pea Coat 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z The tadpoles normally dine demurely on algae, tiny crustaceans, and detritus. Cannibalistic tadpoles and matricidal worms point to a powerful new helper for evolution 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z I smiled, folded my hands demurely in my lap, and settled back. A pilot fights to become the first female astronaut in alternate history novel The Calculating Stars 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z “All this occurs quietly and demurely. Even the children are spiritless and look obtuse.” Chinese defend Einstein's portrait of their people as 'filthy' and 'obtuse' 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Wang’s profile, previously a photo of her standing demurely by the word “Gal” painted on a wall, now features a heavily tattooed young man. Murder forces women using Chinese ride-hailing app to change profile photos 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z His office did not, a representative demurely told Post reporter Jeff Stein, yet have cost estimates for this proposal. Opinion | Bernie Sanders wants you to have a good job. But there’s a catch. 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Green defined its purpose demurely, saying it was intended to “make travelling better for the Negro”. From the Green Book to Facebook, how black people still need to outwit racists in rural America 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Significantly, they are all male: back then, men did their partying in public, while their womenfolk waited demurely at home. The big picture: New Year’s Day in 1940s New York 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Ms Komandnaya tweeted after a week in which she was deluged with requests from Iranians on social media begging her to dress demurely. What happens when sport and politics collide in Iran 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The frieze, demurely covered with boards, awaited its deliverance, while Ms. Senot’s father dispatched computer technicians all over Paris. A Brothel, Repurposed and Restored, Reveals Another Paris 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z It became a running joke that the cognoscenti read Playboy “for the articles” and demurely averted their eyes from the pages depicting bare-breasted women. Hugh Hefner, visionary editor who founded Playboy magazine, dies at 91 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Repeatedly this genius child invites us to slide along the polished floor of her sentences, before demurely opening a trap door. Which is the greatest Jane Austen novel? 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Ivanka, who converted to Judaism on marrying her husband, was dressed demurely in black and wore her hair partially covered by a small hat. In U.S. presidential first, Trump prays at Jerusalem's Western Wall 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z The taciturn Japanese designer floated demurely through the museum’s imposing rooms with husband Adrian Joffe at her side. Celebrities skip official Comme des Garçons Met Gala after-party 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z “I think it’s exciting,” her demurely clad mother, Florence Gable, said of New York’s unusual annual rite celebrating Christians’ belief in the resurrection of Christ. NYC Easter: Costume spectacle meets elegant tradition 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Singer, songwriter and fiddler Lillie Mae smiled back and demurely thanked the woman for the remark. Country maverick Lillie Mae steps into the spotlight 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z When her father was elected president, Trump disavowed any intention of joining his administration, insisting demurely, “I’m going to be a daughter.” Opinion | Ivanka Trump and the Cult of the First Daughter 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z May was “demurely arranged,” with “knees tightly together . . . ever the vicar’s daughter,” she wrote, while Sturgeon’s “shorter but undeniably more shapely shanks are altogether more flirty, tantalisingly crossed.” Opinion | Britain’s ‘Legs-it’ scandal was sexist — but they’re still way ahead of us 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Emma Watson delivers her melodies purely, demurely, and cleanly on the note, like a chorister, but that is not enough. “Beauty and the Beast” and “T2 Trainspotting” Reviews 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z She would demurely speak with them in Spanish, then try to impress them by telling them about the day she picked 81 flats of strawberries when she worked on the farms herself. After Trump’s immigration order, anxiety grows in Florida’s farm fields 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z “But Emily decided they weren’t just going to sit there demurely. They were going to fight.” Polly Dyer, driving force for Northwest conservation, dead at 96 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Delevingne has been lauded as empowering to women because she contorts her face and sticks her tongue out during red-carpet events instead of smiling demurely. If Lena Dunham and Alicia Keys are feminist superheroes, we all are | Phoebe-Jane Boyd 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z With her usually bared thighs, chest, and back demurely covered by the black-splotched pink fabric, this sense was lost. Yuja Wang and the Art of Performance 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z It's hard to imagine well-to-do Victorian ladies demurely taking the waters. Scarborough: A place where you feel you're on holiday - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z But Mr. Starr expressed regret last week that so much of Mr. Clinton’s legacy remained viewed through the lens of what Mr. Starr demurely termed “the unpleasantness.” Kenneth Starr, Who Tried to Bury Bill Clinton, Now Only Praises Him 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Indonesian news portal Detik said photos of the doll dressed demurely and wearing a hijab spread on social media shortly after its discovery. Indonesia police confiscate sex toy mistaken for 'angel' - BBC News 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Following the announcement of the killing of the alleged gang, the prosecutors demurely announced that the investigation was ongoing. Hundreds of Egyptians Have Been Disappeared By the State 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z She sweeps into the restaurant dressed elegantly in black slacks and a sleeveless, pale pink blouse, a white ribbon tied demurely at the neck. El Chapo's wife: The former beauty queen describes a life in the heart of the Sinaloa drug cartel 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z She “walked in, smiled demurely, allowed Sinatra to take her hand and lead her into the bedroom.” Getting Under His Skin 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z “We’ll take care of you as the KING,” read the ad, which included a photo of a young Asian woman posing demurely in a bra. Massachusetts officials concerned with ‘bodywork’ businesses 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Pfizer demurely promoted the pill with a print campaign featuring a retirement-age couple and the tag line, “Let the dance begin.” Viagra's Come-Hither Ad Campaign 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Notably absent from the displays, however, were eye-catching signs emphasizing the names of the labs; instead, the institutional identities were more demurely displayed. ANALYSIS: Everyone is well-behaved at DOE 'family' picnic 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Hemlines finished demurely at the knees and there were no trousers. Boyfriend jeans a hit on the Milan runway 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z The other day, it sat demurely on his desk. Putting Magic in the Mundane 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Jay-Z was seen singing along, and Taylor Swift was in the front row demurely dancing. Kendrick Lamar, Hip-Hop’s Newest Old-School Star 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z They are set demurely to the left of center. Excerpts of editorials from Illinois newspapers 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Speaking briefly in front of the state supreme court in downtown Manhattan Monday, McMillan, demurely clad in a pink shirt and beige blazer, briefly addressed supporters. Occupy activist assaulted by cop, faces seven years in prison 2014-04-07T19:27:00Z From this it follows that females are passive players in the evolutionary struggle who, much like The Odyssey’s Penelope, must demurely choose between the most superior of her male suitors. Helen's Choice: Female Multiple Mating in the Natural World 2013-12-10T16:45:22.072Z She'd leave the house dressed demurely, "but I had a plastic bag of stuff and I would go to the next building and change," she says. The Cult of Isabel Marant 2013-08-22T22:18:43Z Within a week, Thatcher - clad in scarlet - was herself demurely playing it up, clearly delighted at the term. Witness: "The Iron Lady" - my part in her ascent 2013-04-08T15:32:33Z Armitstead laughs demurely – but there is such a glint in her eye that the prospect of another riveting contest is enticing. Lizzie Armistead and Marianne Vos united in fighting prejudice 2012-11-30T14:10:00Z Three impeccably dressed Southern ladies dine demurely by the bar. At American Hotel in Sag Harbor, Tales and Drinks Still Flow 2012-08-07T02:56:59Z Presently the poke-bonnet was raised; Charles Cunningham beheld his companion’s face, a perfect oval, set with eyes of deepest brown, demurely passionate, eyes that in this empty street were all for him. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Oh, no," said Mrs. Marsden-Thompson demurely, "I assure you—" "Yes, yes. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z But, Colonel," protested Dennis demurely, "I didn't want to play it. The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam 2012-04-19T02:00:29.860Z "It's nice to have confidence in people, don't you think so?" she questioned, demurely. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Presently it died away, and he came back to the doorstep where I stood, Auguste on his shoulder and the little maiden demurely trotting after. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Barbara, a little way off, had her daintily-gloved hands folded on her lap, and sat with a demurely respectful expression while the voice above them sent a thin thread of denunciation through the drowsy atmosphere. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z "Indeed, it is possible," she continued demurely, "that we both need practice!" The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z The ladies here are only in bust, and though of demurely interested expression they have not that rapport and animation which distinguish the two previously noticed. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z "We may come to that in time, sir," she answered, folding her arms demurely. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z "Yes, I see," said Mary, demurely, and—can it be that Mary is slightly winking one eye? Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z Deep thought oft seemed to fix his infant eye; Silent when glad, affectionate, though shy: And now his look was most demurely sad, And now he laughed aloud, yet none knew why. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z "Perhaps there is some one else whom you have promised to dance with, though," continued the country mouse demurely. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z "As becomes me, sir, I hope," Betty answered demurely, and to show that the stare had no effect upon her, primly turned her head away. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Dorothy paused demurely, as if waiting for the conclusion of the sentence. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z "Father thinks," she replied demurely, "that if thieves come it can be heard better at the gate." Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z She curtseyed demurely, standing in the doorway, and said that Mr. Smith--which was one of the names by which Ferguson went--had sent her to me with a message. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z A few minutes later a pink-complexioned, flaxen-haired maid came tripping demurely in, with a great silver salver on which was set such an array of decanters that Captain Dove at once became most amiable again. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Seated demurely in the centre of a large armchair, with tumbled hair, and a book upon her lap, was a very young lady. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z "Yes, miss, a young gentleman," Molly answered demurely. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z On the following morning, Monday, father glared at daughter sternly as she demurely entered the breakfast-room. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z "But, pray, where is the lady and her maid and the chaise and four?" asked Mrs. Hamilton, demurely. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z I was not vain,—I have not a tincture of vanity all through me,—but I was very proud, and also most demurely humble. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z So,” she added demurely, “if you’re still minded to ‘know us better,’ as you flatteringly remarked on the occasion of our first meeting, why, we’re perfectly willing to be known. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z The princess watched his face demurely with half-closed eyes, at each sting the insects gave him: and, when they had fled, had her doors closed against every one of them for their pains. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z "I consented to see him only to bid him good-by," replied Dollie demurely, "and to make perfectly clear to him my position in this matter." The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z "It is so easy to denounce what we do not comprehend," he observed, demurely. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Madame la Marquise is an angel of charity," demurely remarked the abb�, "who repudiates the innocent comforts of this life to give the more time to others. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z She escaped from him therefore, holding up her pretty hands, and said demurely: 'Of course, if Mr. Curran really wishes it, you had better obey. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Her eyes danced as she shook her head at him demurely. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z "Pray go on with your story, friend," said I, very demurely, for fear of hurrying him into becoming more discursive, "I feel quite interested." The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z "I have said I am not afraid of you," remarked the marquise, demurely. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z As the party--minus the chatelaine--were sitting down to dinner, there appeared upon the scene, Toinon, who demurely laid a note upon the marquis's plate, and without a word retired. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Doreen observed demurely; 'for men are dreadful, dreadful creatures who deceive and ride away. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z "He was a very good Catholic," she replied demurely. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z And her smile had never been prettier, her blue eyes never cast down more demurely. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z "I do not know," she said demurely, "that you use any great effort to prevent the mistake." Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z He bent his head forward and said something for Aurora’s ears alone, at which her lids dropped still further and the ends of her lips curved demurely. The Maker of Opportunities 2012-01-30T03:00:18.090Z At the University pretty girl-students, in black caps and gowns, raced one another across the grounds to get a second view of the Prince after they had stood demurely at attention as he went past. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z The Squire, after a glance at the nurse's demurely smiling face, checked a laugh at the witticism. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z This woman could confuse her so and then walk off demurely, just as she had done that other night. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z "I wonder you can walk on them at all," said I. The heels were popped on the instant demurely under the hoop petticoat. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z North Korean performers, dressed in hanbok, a billowing, traditional Korean dress, wear permanent smiles as they play a Western-style drum set, electric guitars, and accordion — and demurely shuffle across the stage. Siem Reap Journal: North and South Koreans Mix in Cambodia 2012-01-18T20:27:28Z "He came twice to have tea with Baba—I think he enjoyed nursery tea," she added demurely. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z And Gladys kissed her mother demurely on the forehead, and walked with a stately sweep out of the room. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z “You’re coming to New York, too, with the boys?” she asked, demurely. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z "I did not take the wager," cries Dorothy, as she drew rein; she added demurely, "But only because he could not have paid had he lost." Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z "My mamma said I must come away at once," Isaline replied demurely. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z "It wasn't in the least like the man," Christina answered demurely. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z "You see," she murmured demurely, "I don't really know Mr. Palmer's tastes." Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z Finally, breathless and panting, they stopped, and demurely Tavia, for all the world like a prim little girl in Sunday School, sank to a low stool, with Bob at her feet. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z “If Edna and I get that horn for you, it will be easy for such experts as you boys are to make a—a what-you-may-call-it—loud speaker—out of it, won’t it?” asked Ruth, demurely. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z So she determined to go back to her kinsfolk in that dear old quiet England, where there are no Nihilists, and no Tartars, and no exiles, and where everybody lived so placidly and demurely. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z “A sense of humor is what has kept me going all these years,” she added demurely. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z "I do not doubt that in the least, Mr. Perrine," she answered demurely. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z The girl greeted the strangers demurely, and favoured Vane with a critical gaze. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z He cast down his eyes demurely in case a twinkle of amusement should betray him. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z He passed most of his days sitting in the headmaster's office, studying demurely when that gentleman was present, and making paper flying-machines when surveillance relaxed. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z I shall be glad to help you any way, whatever,' Cate began demurely, just as if she had not exchanged a syllable first with Rhys over the wall by the gateway. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z "No, I can't consent to that—not on ordinary occasions," she answered demurely. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z When day declined, I think, You walked beside the water's edge, And when you saw him, did embrace Some maiden's neck, demurely smiling: And showing him your moon-face, You put him in a sorry plight. Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z “I find it a little trying sometimes to be the family pet,” she returned demurely. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z I climbed down from the iron saddle, shouting to Steel, and Lucille smiled demurely. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z In the meantime Rachel tumbled her flowers into the basket, took off her hat, and seated herself demurely in a green satin chair. A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:44.097Z The chapel there was dainty in detail, exquisitely kept, the altars fresh with flowers from the Convent garden, and for congregation the nuns and the girls modestly and demurely veiled. Our Philadelphia 2011-11-23T03:00:41.453Z Yet”—Virginia continued, demurely, with downcast eyes, “it seemed a little dull this year, and, you see, I have a reason for coming in before the harvest is over.” An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z She looked up at me as demurely as you please. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z Her dark lashes were demurely lowered, but her eyes were shining. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Smiling sweetly said she, "No," Then demurely yielded so. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z She had never been so adorably pretty, and she had never been so demurely clever. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z “Notwithstanding—I think—well—I prefer Joe!” demurely insisted the maid. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z Clasping her hands behind her back, she looked my aunt demurely in the face. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z "Have you forgotten the virtues of civilized self-restraint?" she asked demurely. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z “Well, I’m going into the country; I shall look the part,” said Lily, demurely. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z Louie, who had lifted her eyes for a moment, dropped them demurely again. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z She would let down her gown and pin up her curls and go demurely to the gate to meet her lord, and tell him the baby and she had had a good day. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Nay, sir," said she, demurely, "would you have me name names? Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z The little girls peep demurely over the garden gates, and walk slowly indoors, if spoken to. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z "I do, his adopted mother," said the girl, demurely. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z Instead I folded my hands more tightly in Father's and said demurely, "Sorry, but she isn't." Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z "I thank the king, both for that and for his gift to me," she replied demurely. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z He gained the ledge and followed it and found Miss Ward seated demurely at its very crest and surrounded by a group of friends. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Again the cargo was placed securely on the raft, and Maj walked demurely on board and lay down on top of the blankets. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z She assumed the air of a culprit, and looked so demurely funny he laughed outright. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z "I thought them very nice," said I demurely, "especially that tall one with all the gold braid and the fascinating eyes." Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z "You have told me so," she replied demurely. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Here and there, boys in groups were playing their favorite games or fluting and yodeling, while the groups of pretty girls walked more demurely. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z She said, "What are you doing?" to which the boy replied quite demurely, "I'm for Oxford, and this Bible was printed at Cambridge, and I'm not going to use a Bible with Cambridge in it." Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z Mr. Luttrell was lying in the long deck chair which had been procured from a neighboring station, and Herbert was smoking demurely at his side. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z The child looks somewhat demurely at the spectator, with large brown eyes. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z “Suppose, Mrs. Kerrick, a girl hasn’t any brothers?” demurely asked a quiet girl in the corner. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z I think him so entertaining and instructive,” she added demurely. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z “That would have been better left unsaid,” she remarked demurely. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z Meg colored, but a mischievous fancy to tease the girls made her reply demurely,— "You are very kind, but I'm afraid he won't come." Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z And is this, without laughing, true? said the losing fair, very gravely and demurely, like a person half believing, and desirous to be fully confirmed in such a belief. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z The second meanwhile nibbles too, but all the while stealthily moves forward, not direct, but sideways, towards the first, demurely feeding. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z When Joan had modestly shown her wares, and the little wooden court lady had smiled demurely through it all, the Queen dandled Marguerite on her knee and thoughtfully looked her over. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z “There’s one blank—a square, towards the end,” replied Peggy demurely, not thinking it necessary to tell him with what difficulty she had preserved that blank space in her programme. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z "Praise from Sir George Manderville is praise indeed," she quoted demurely. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z When the man came trotting down the trail at last, shouting ahead to her as he came, Faith was sitting demurely upon the sand, clothed and in her right mind.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z Brian looked from the interrogator to Catherine's demurely smiling face, then back again. Niece Catherine 2011-07-30T02:00:13.927Z Little Violet Dufaure, whose appealing ways were notoriously successful with the emotionally weaker sex, took her seat at table with a demurely triumphant air. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z Very demurely she slipped into the vacant chair. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z One morning, soon after the news had been confided to Freke, he came into the dining-room, where Judith was sewing, with Jacqueline, also sewing, sitting demurely by her side. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z The governess passes demurely through the side wicket. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z One ancient sleigh there was, demurely standing by its modern companions, said to have been built in 1625, and it was still good. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z I have reasoned with some of them,” she ended demurely. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z The model moved uneasily as though conscious of scrutiny, but before she looked up Judy had closed her book and was demurely folding gauze. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z "I will become an example unto all men," replied Jacob, shutting up his eyes and mouth demurely, and placing himself bolt upright upon the music-stool. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z Many days elapsed, however, before he was detected, for after helping himself to, and devouring a young "lump-sucker," he demurely returned before daylight to his own quarters. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z “I don’t see what difference it makes whose son a man is,” said Cynthia, demurely. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z “I shall care for thee none the less,” answered the maiden demurely, the feeling of amusement which she always felt at his shyness assailing her now. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z A dog without began to howl; the cat, which had long been sitting demurely watching the fire, stood up with raised back and bristling tail, then darted behind some chests in a corner. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z “But I must go again,” she objected demurely, but with a flash of mirth in her dark eyes. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z “A delicate way of reminding me that I’ve only myself to thank for risking being scalped,” she replied demurely, but with a mischievous smile struggling not to break forth. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z You may come down with us,” she added, demurely. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z "Do you not know me, Mrs. Barnaby?" said Miss Compton demurely. The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:15.707Z Annette bowed demurely, but the smile on her face vanished and her eyes grew troubled as she found herself alone. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z "It's awf'ly kind of you to say so," she murmured demurely. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z His lowered glance had encountered her little feet, demurely crossed under the edge of her sober skirt. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z “We forgot it might be necessary to obtain Mr Claverton’s permission to tread the streets of King Williamstown,” demurely said a voice at his elbow, before the other could reply. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z There she sat, demurely eating a plateful of those Edible Fungi of whose forest lives her Uncle made such a study. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z "My aunt had to go out," she said demurely. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z Perhaps it is," said Eva demurely; "perhaps wealth is as firm ground for pride to build on as ancestral rank. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z He could well imagine her, daintily gowned and demurely self-possessed, as mistress of that household; but he could not imagine the household itself as altered very much or made less stupidly ponderous by her presence. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z She thanked him demurely, asking how much she owed him. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z "Phoebe would have taken excellent care of you!" she said, demurely, casting down her eyes to hide the gleam of mischief darting up to the surface. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z When she mentioned the name of Ronald Hope Ada smiled demurely. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z “Just completing her full course at Briarwood Hall,” Ruth explained demurely. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z Harriet got up and with crossed hands before her, chin lowered, eyelids half veiling her eyes, moved demurely toward the captain. The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike 2011-06-13T02:00:31.687Z She hesitated; her eyes twinkled demurely, but he couldn't see them. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z "I am sorry you are angry with me," she said demurely. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z The very idea humiliated me; I felt abashed before that mulatto girl, who sat so demurely smoothing the folds of her mistress's breakfast-dress across her lap. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z “Isn’t it nice to have Tom—or somebody—to lay our use of slang to?” said Ruth’s chum demurely. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z Her hands were demurely folded, her head lowered, and her eyes veiled by drooping lashes, as she moved slowly toward the group. The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike 2011-06-13T02:00:31.687Z How many times Dolores and herself have laughed over the closely shut lips, and demurely folded hands and short frocks. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z "Yes, I have heard the same thing," she replied demurely. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z "I never was persecuted with it like you, fair lady, remember that," replied Jessie, demurely. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z "I'll be perfectly honest, Harrigan," she said demurely, smiling to herself at the thrill that went through him at this first use of his name. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z "I should have better liked the compliment had you said the prettiest," I answered, demurely. A Diplomatic Woman 2011-06-10T02:00:18.297Z "Yes," replied Maxwell, demurely, "did he ever talk much to you about her?" Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z When I mentioned the idea to Betty, she didn't say anything for a few seconds, and then she said very demurely: "Dawson, you can have two more buckwheat cakes this morning." Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z "Shall I bring my body with me, one day, my lord?" she asked demurely. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z "I warned you to beware of me," she said demurely. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Now, I'll lend you a saddle horse—if you can ride," she went on demurely, "and we'll ride round the range till supper. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z And she slipped out of the room, as demurely as she had entered, at the same moment that a tall, slim, and somewhat sensational young lady in blue came flying in. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z “Maybe she wants to go to ride with us in our automobile,” said Dot demurely. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z Once he asked how she felt, and if she was comfortable; and she said "Yes, thank you," very demurely, with that mocking smile about her lips. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z "What a strange method of courting," she said demurely. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Abby was a slender girl of fifteen, in a short-waisted gingham gown, with a muslin tucker, dimity apron, and morocco shoes on a pair of small feet demurely crossed before her. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z The smiling mouth pursed demurely under his whimsical glance. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z "I think after all," said Mr. Southwode demurely, "all that old meekness was because in your conscience you thought I was right." A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z "Now that you have found me, are you going to leave me here all night?" she asked demurely. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z I looked up into his face, and said demurely— "I shall not mind it, Cornelius." Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z "What kind of difficulties?" inquired Dixie Lee demurely; but Bowles only shook his head. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z He gave her a plate next to his, and taking her fork she ate demurely, from time to time watching Morgan. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z "How am I to get home, ma'am?" she asked as demurely as she could. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z "Oh! and Miss Benham wants you to practise with her,—I suppose you can help each other,—I see," remarked Jimmy, demurely. Hope Benham A Story for Girls 2011-05-16T02:00:18.193Z "I broke a cornelian heart the other day," she replied, demurely; "I was so sorry." Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z She tossed the black curls from her oval face, smiled back at him, and stood demurely waiting his approval of her apparel. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z "Yes, Father," and I smiled demurely, remembering how I always acted as courier when we went on our trips. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z "I always say the same that Mr. Southwode says," Rotha replied demurely, while at the same time she was conscious of having to bite in an inclination to laugh. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z “The Go Ahead boys apparently are in motion, but not in the right direction,” suggested George demurely. The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House 2011-04-27T02:00:27.420Z “That man was fairly annoyed!” she told me demurely. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z "Because, knowing Cecilia's admiration for him," replied Hezekiah demurely, "I have kept him so diverted that he has n't been able to bring himself to the scratch." The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z "It's a good thing for us you are not a man," said Mrs. Dale, demurely. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z Alice Goode, aged eighteen, emerged from the dining-room, and Burton having been introduced, as “Mr. Garden’s new clerk,” she demurely led the young man upstairs. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z “We were trying to keep up with the man who was with us and was leading the way,” said George demurely. The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House 2011-04-27T02:00:27.420Z "I must say I find everybody's real kind," I answered, demurely. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z I was still pondering these things when I heard loud laughter from the library, and on returning found the logs again blazing in the fireplace, from which the smoke rose demurely in the flue. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z "If I were you," she remarked demurely, "I'd try staying on my very best behaviour." I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z “One can never tell,” said the young woman demurely. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z Allard no longer wore the scarf, but she had paused before him demurely. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z She soon dried her eyes, and sat down and looked at me, her hands folded demurely on her lap—the picture of pretty meekness. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z The girl at the cash-desk was reading, her head bent as demurely as Hezekiah's had been on that memorable afternoon; but I did not care for the stranger's profile. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z “Good-by, Peggy,” murmured Florence demurely, and the others drew closer together as Peggy actually turned her back on them and went up the slope to Gloomy House. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z Yesterday I was reading as demurely as a parish clerk, when I heard a rap at the door. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z The mule stood a few minutes rigidly, then, looking round, and seeing George at some distance from him, turned and followed, quite demurely. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z "I have known men of your Excellency's age busy at the same sport," said I. "Besides, I may have been a girl," I added, demurely; taking care to infuse the suggestion with sufficient sentiment. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z The emperors are dead and gone, and we, an insignificant but merry little party, ride demurely over the selfsame route. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z "A fine 'one round'!" she said demurely; "but it shall be deducted from your allowance this evening." At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z "I was coming up, miss, to see if I could assist you," said that individual demurely. Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life 2011-03-24T02:00:14.360Z A moment later Bonny was sprawling on the ground, with his pony gazing at him demurely, while Alaric was flying over the prairie at a speed that quickly carried him out of sight. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z "I have the very greatest regard for the clock," said Malcolm demurely, "and I intend to make Mrs. Jones an offer for it forthwith." Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z “Why, if Mr. Sheridan has—has room for us, we needn’t trouble Sam, mamma,” said Lily, demurely. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z Jack glanced demurely at Una, in time to catch the sparkle in her dark eyes. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z "And at the best?" she said demurely, trying not to laugh. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z She was thinking of the dinner at the Priory while she sat by her husband's side in church, looking demurely down at the Prayer-book in her lap. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z So the little party walked up by the court-house into Castle Street, and turned into quaint old Church Street, walking demurely, and talking very quietly to the solemn note of the old bell. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z Even in the midst of his serious anxiety, the idea of himself demurely kneading dough was too much for his gravity. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z That good lady sat with her eyes fixed upon the carpet—her hands folded demurely in her lap—the very personification of mingled dignity and good-nature. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z I played up, demurely, however, saying, with a more emphatic respectfulness: "No, madam; I didn't." The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z The girl smiled demurely: "He is with me, I think," she admitted. Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California 2011-03-03T03:00:52.327Z "If you have such a thing as the photograph of a chicken about you, I should be glad to see it," Julius murmured demurely. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z "Well, really, do you know, I think she did!" says Mona, so demurely that they all smile again. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z "Yes, sir," said Cassie, demurely, courtesying before the handsome stranger, who glanced half carelessly, half admiringly, at her pretty face. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z Yes, I fell in love with you a long time ago," answered her visitor demurely; "but I see you've guessed my secret, you are so clever. The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z "I didn't mean it, comrade!" she said, demurely, while her eyes danced and her mouth twitched playfully. Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California 2011-03-03T03:00:52.327Z "I have been a débutante these—four—years!" she suggested demurely. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z "But perhaps she will refuse you," says Mona, demurely. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z "She's perfectly docile now she's in the trap," he decided as the donkey walked demurely round to the front of the house. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z He dashed into the parlour, and Harriet, prepared for him now, listened demurely, felt her heart plunging a little, but did not rebuke him with any words similar to those of yesternight. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:17.787Z The little girl played demurely on the floor within the circle of firelight, her curls falling down on her forehead. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z She had demurely marked a cross against that study at first, in a spirit of mischief. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z "Perhaps you put it a little too strongly," says Lilian, demurely. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z "Couldn't get waited on before," answered Grace demurely. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z "Did you never forget her?" asked Helen, demurely. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z "Yes, thank you," she said demurely, "I think I could." Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z “I believe I should like to take architectural drawing,” she said demurely. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z "Now you have reached old age, I hope you will enjoy it," says Miss Chesney, demurely. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z "Why, she says she was bad to you," observed the little doctor, demurely; "anyway you are to go with the others to-morrow, Joe, so it's all right, my boy." Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z The elder boy then went home, and when his father returned from the chase, sat demurely by the fire. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z Her black eyes shone demurely, the hollow cheeks were flushed, she had lost for the moment something of her habitual air of suppression—an air of decent disappointment with life. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z "I am somewhat surprised, Mr. Pence," she replied demurely, "are you not making a mistake?" The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z At this Martin smiles demurely and deferentially, and presents the coveted pudding to Miss Chesney; whereat Miss Chesney makes a little triumphant grimace at Cyril and helps herself as she loves herself. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z I know what a vacancy in the representation means," Miss Grey answered demurely, "but I didn't know there was likely to be one just now. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z "Why couldn't I go, too?" demurely asked my operative. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z "You'd never see them again," responded Miss Knox demurely, "if you thought that mattered." Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z The pony trotted away demurely—so demurely that the girl surrendered one hand to him, and he held it tight-clutched between them, wordless, a mist in his eyes. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z "I shall reserve my oath until later on," says Miss Chesney, demurely, but she gives him her hand nevertheless, with unmistakable bonhommie. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z She had to come chassezing down the stage, and she never raised her eyelids—before most demurely cast down—until she was close upon the footlights. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z "And I so lately as last week," added Anne Marston, demurely. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z "This is the fifth time this week," replied the damsel, demurely; though her lips still struggled not to smile. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Ivanitza's eyes flashed with unrestrained delight on perceiving her lover, but then she looked down demurely—as every well-bred damsel should—and blushed like a pomegranate flower. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z "Was it that tall young lady you called a 'beast'?" asks Miss Lilian, demurely. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Hazel put her head on one side and looked at him demurely. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z "Is it possible, uncle Ro," for so his wards called him habitually—"to rescue a gentleman from the gallows by marrying him?" asked Henrietta Coldbrooke, demurely. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z "None, whatever," she said demurely, quite willing that he should adjust the matter to suit himself. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z "I like you," said Mathias, looking deep in the eyes of the young girl, who at once blushed demurely. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Perhaps"—demurely—"I was thinking I had asked you four times to be good-natured, and you had not deigned to grant my request. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z "You find me improved, then?" she enquired, demurely. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z "Most likely from Engle, or angle, a corner," said the earl, demurely, "the corner of a field being no doubt the earliest possession of my ancestors." Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z In the next there were but two pair, demurely black. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z The New Yorkers curtsied demurely; the uncharitable might even say their bows were boring. City Room: Nocturnalist|Dipping With the Debs 2010-12-30T15:29:28Z Thank you, dear," says Lilian, demurely, giving his hand a little loving pat: "you are worth your weight in gold. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z "Perhaps I am," murmured Joan, and demurely passed on up the stairs. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z But Jack entered on her father’s arm—a dainty, queenly Jack, clad in bride-white, her eyes demurely downcast but the small head with the crown of glossy brown hair carried as proudly as ever. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z It impresses one as a dull, grey city seated demurely beside the sands that so ungracefully border most of the lower part of the river Loire. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z They went to a riding school and cantered around a tanbark ring, and then rode, very demurely, two and two, upon old broken-kneed hacks through the bridle-paths. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z The door being opened, all filed demurely in and took their seats, looking virtuously down their noses. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z "No, Mr. Blair is not with me," she replied demurely. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z But Betty was demurely responsive, or pleasant, interested in what Chet had to say, but not including him in any of her dreams. Betty Lee, Sophomore 2010-12-24T03:00:29.270Z The kitten rose demurely and had recourse to the ball of yarn once more. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z “Dad,” she said demurely, leaning on the chair arm and stroking his hair, “with your kind permission I should like to absent myself from the house for a few minutes.” The Wishing Well 2010-12-20T17:12:27.090Z There were poets, historians, orators, preachers, most of whom had studied foreign literatures and had travelled; they demurely kept up with the times; they were universal humanists. Character and Opinion in the United States 2010-12-20T17:12:15.253Z "I'd no idea when I showed you my sketches that morning that you were a painter yourself, Miss Oliphant," he said demurely over his soup. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z “Your modesty is very becoming,” demurely remarked Betty, as an older girl might have done, and Ted looked again. Betty Lee, Sophomore 2010-12-24T03:00:29.270Z This week, Nevis, hunched over a dinner of tuna, gumbo and onion rings, behaved as demurely as the smallest kid on the block, not the largest. Defensive Tackle Wreaks Havoc and Steers L.S.U. 2010-10-23T01:33:00Z A group of girls locked away in a room of bunk beds with red blankets jump up and demurely stand in attention when the warden throws open its heavy black doors. Sold, raped and jailed, a girl faces Afghan justice 2010-03-30T15:39:00Z Cambodia is still a traditional society in which women are expected to behave demurely and subordinate themselves to men. The Female Factor: Crusader Rowing Upstream in Cambodia 2010-02-22T11:14:00Z "It's a very difficult position," she repeated demurely. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z He bowed gravely, offering her his arm, which she took, demurely curtseying. A Blot on the Scutcheon “I shall come with you if I may,” said Nelly demurely. By Birth a Lady “Will you have the goodness to allow me to pass, Lord Diphoos?” she said, demurely. Lady Maude's Mania And right in the middle of the situation thus created the Carthagena, which had brought the Colombian troops to Colon, sailed demurely home. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise "There are some things," she observed demurely, "which are made much more delightful by being looked forward to." A Poached Peerage "Your interest in your fellow creatures," she murmured demurely, "is wonderful, but couldn't you concentrate it just a little?" The Hillman The grey eyes were veiled suddenly, demurely, under the long lashes—but the little hand on his arm, with a quick, added pressure, remained. The Belovéd Traitor “I am not quite sure that I know what you mean by that, Mr. Hicks,” Ruth answered, demurely. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway It seemed as if I were to be left out altogether, but Harriet looked across at me and asked demurely if I were going to be a minister, too. Deep Moat Grange "It is," she answered demurely, "between some people." A Poached Peerage "Well," said Mrs. Prime, looking down demurely upon the ground, for Mr. Prong had not at once gone on to say what were his ideas about money. Rachel Ray "Of course, it isn't 'good-bye'; that is"—she glanced at him demurely—"that is, unless you've changed your mind about coming to Paris." The Belovéd Traitor “Betting isn’t proof, you know,” returned Ruth, demurely. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway Knowing it to be a stranger, and presuming he had called to see her father, she came very demurely and very slowly down the stair, one hand sliding gently along the mahogany rail. The Man from Jericho Satisfied of this she took the list demurely to the still leering guest. A Poached Peerage She said demurely: "Do you know, I don't think any one can expect any one not to notice when any one is getting really fond of any one!" Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune "Well, then," she said demurely, "I was afraid you would say I should not come—and now that I am here you cannot say it." The Belovéd Traitor “Was that what you were saying to the tree?” asked 148 the Egyptian, demurely. The Little Minister “Father is very kind,” Beth said demurely, and her stepmother, well as she had come to know Beth, could not tell whether she was particularly pleased or not at Rob’s coming. Dolly's College Experiences "Good night, monsieur," said the maid demurely as she tripped to the door, and then a lamentable accident occurred. The Gay Adventure A Romance Betty kept her lips demurely closed and her head held upright, with the expression of pride and self-possession which she reserved for very special occasions. The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas Then he and Muriel walked demurely back to join the tinkling mazurka down below and, though many enquiries were set on foot as to the perpetrator of the outrage, Michael was never found out. Sinister Street, vol. 1 For a second she gazed in the minister’s direction, then demurely leaped the ditch of leaves that separated Nanny’s yard from Caddam, and strolled into the wood. The Little Minister "I'm just dying to meet him," said Pinkie, demurely. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life "To be sure, Tommy," said East, demurely, but with a merry twinkle in his eye. Tom Brown at Rugby "What nonsense is he talking now?" asks Concha, returning demurely. The Firebrand Here she hung, staring down at them as demurely if not quite so sheerly beautiful as of old. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Iris sat there demurely, her rosy lips primly pursed, and vigorously rubbed the tall candlestick. The Master's Violin Mrs. Agatha glanced up demurely, smiled, and gave all her attention to the peas again. Our Admirable Betty A Romance The other revellers were tamed, they listened demurely to the speakers, ceased their contemptuous hootings, and stood on their good behavior. The Progressionists, and Angela. "I was seated at the embroidery," said the girl, demurely; "you set me the task yourself to be ready for our Lady of the Pillar's festival on Tuesday next." The Firebrand “Opportunity,” she observed demurely, “should be created and taken, not shyly awaited with eyes rolled upward and a sucked thumb.” The Moonlit Way "We can cook and darn," said Nancy, demurely. Nancy of Paradise Cottage “What am I expected to say to that?” she asked demurely. The Missioner "If it's riding," she said demurely, "I can't be one of the ponies." Ayala's Angel Mademoiselle Louise stole one glance at the mildly indignant face in the glass, then dropped her eyes demurely before firing the shot with which she had been primed. A Traitor's Wooing “A delightful mot, madam——” “Mademoiselle,” she corrected him demurely. The Moonlit Way How much pleasanter it would be for such an airy fairy to go off for a race with her mate than to settle down demurely tucked into a cup! A-Birding on a Bronco “It was rather an exciting evening,” she said demurely. The Missioner Whereupon she gave a single half skip—the very ghost of a skip—then walked demurely from me and out through the great door. The Book of Susan A Novel "When I came upon the scene it was Auntie who was using violent and insulting language to the unwashed foreigner," Violet remarked demurely. A Traitor's Wooing "I beg your pardon, Miss Watson," replied Celia, demurely; "only it was so nice to think of going to the Sea." Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves "A more conceited person might have suggested that it was to see me," she said demurely. Patricia Brent, Spinster When her former mistress asked her why it was that she was leaving, she giggled and said demurely, "I mus' do de bes' I kin fo' myse'f." Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway "Oh, yes, I am quite grown up," says Miss Peyton, demurely. Faith and Unfaith She was standing opposite Dormer, looking demurely resolute, but quite gentle and friendly. The Great Miss Driver "There are quite a lot that get mine," she remarked demurely, as she glanced up from her note-book. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall Her head was thrown back, and the high coal-scuttle or gipsy bonnet did not hide the sweet face, which, when she had walked demurely down the nave, had been hardly visible. Under the Mendips A Tale "Your sitting there so demurely making tea for me." Shadows of Flames A Novel "How you must have fretted," says Mrs. Branscombe, demurely, glancing from under her long lashes at his figure, which has certainly gained both in size and in weight since their last meeting. Faith and Unfaith The next afternoon he limped demurely down the hill and, in about two minutes, was on The Orchard porch, exchanging vociferous greetings with Laddie, but for once his effrontery failed of its effect. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road "Please, Mr. Dene, what is a dancing lizard?" asked Dorothy demurely, developing a design that she was making in the gravel with the end of her sunshade. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall "I thought it was my voice you liked," Miss Raritan answered, demurely. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel "Why shouldn't I sit demurely and make tea for you?" Shadows of Flames A Novel As we bowed to the ladies, Do�a Dolores demurely slipped aside and drew the attention of the others by a piquant remark about one of the fine paintings upon the wall. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois But as you are so very anxious to know what I am 'grinning' at," she added, demurely, "I'll tell you. Harper's Round Table, July 30, 1895 Eugenia Claiborne declared that Nan had acted more demurely in the closet than she could have done, if, instead of Gabriel, Paul Tomlin had come spying on the radicals where she was. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction "Perhaps, papa," said Cynthia, demurely, "Jack will give you a good old-fashioned hen if you let him buy an incubator to raise her with." Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 If Mr. Derwent would join us I think it would be very nice," she said, so demurely that I stared at her in my turn, "and it would be an—education for him. Windyridge She followed her Aunt demurely over the house and the grounds. Man and Maid To the three former Jenny murmured demurely: "But I'm a good little girl; I don't do those things." Carnival "I'm afraid you misjudge us both," said Eugenia demurely. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction Soon they appeared in church with folded hands, chanting the "Lauda Sion" before the uplifted Host as demurely as if they had walked down from the pictures of seraphs on the walls. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 Now he found her demurely modern in this huddle of mellowed relics. Ewing\\'s Lady “I am very glad to have been of some service,” said Constance demurely. Man and Maid The young Quakeress comes demurely along, picking flowers as she approaches. The American Country Girl "Not a very alarming title," said the Quaker gentleman, demurely. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington “She is generally considered to be excessively—corking!” agreed Katrine demurely, and then suddenly she laughed; a gay, light-hearted laugh. An Unknown Lover “I have a schoolboy brother,” answered Hope demurely. The Daughters of a Genius “I know whose it is,” said Fin, demurely. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One No. Why should I?” she rejoined demurely, but brimming with mischief. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising Oh, but that is different; and, Monsieur," she said demurely, "thou must not say thou and thee to me. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington She found her cabin companion, and sat demurely by her side until after eleven o’clock, the beauty of the night making her unwilling to retire to the stuffy cabin. An Unknown Lover “Hardly that, father, or we should have to widen the front door,” she answered demurely. A Veldt Vendetta “I always read the law reports in the Times” said Fin, demurely. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One He glanced with a very critical eye at all the flower beds and found that the flowers were seated quietly and demurely on their stalks, just as maidens should sit. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series "When Pearl and I think it fit for thee," said Schmidt, demurely. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington “It’s against my upbringing to be untidy,” she said demurely. An Unknown Lover The little firs demurely stand In studious rows, on either hand, On winter days about like these, All learning to be Christmas trees. A Little Freckled Person A Book of Child Verse Mr. Ducklow complied; and, as the visitor entered, there she sat plying her needle as industriously and demurely as though neither bonds nor burglars had ever been heard of in that remote rural district. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 "You never asked me," replied that lady, demurely. Hildegarde's Harvest "A ship is not a church," said she, almost demurely. A Marriage at Sea “I shall always,” replied Katrine demurely, “I shall always feel that I am married to two men!” An Unknown Lover "Why, I don't know," she said, demurely; "perhaps I was hurrying to catch up with someone." Fidelity A Novel Two cats followed the dinner into the room, and sat down demurely side by side. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant Ralph always obeyed father’s slightest word, no matter how gently the word was spoken; so now he sat demurely silent while I completed his toilet. Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls Smiling as demurely as she could, Sophia reached up, circled his ankle with her hand. Voyage To Eternity And Sally answered, demurely: "All these commands will I obey." Maid Sally "Good afternoon," she returned demurely; and ran down the steps and off to her boat. The Destroying Angel Undoubtedly the little missy who sat there so demurely beside Reuben must have been slily watching his actions. The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners Jessie had already taken the pail and started for the pantry; when she re-appeared with it filled, she said, demurely: “I thought that you said you were a cattleman, Mr. Wilson.” Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls "You may well look pleased, Max, for he's an excellent teacher, as all his Viamede pupils can testify," remarked Rosie demurely. Elsie at Viamede "Ah! the Doctor never would have done that," said Arthur, demurely. Tom Brown's School Day's Perrl-high-C-trill-and-A-above said demurely, in three octaves and for all the world to hear: "And I'm lonely, Oliver!" Clean Break "That is just the reason we want to get him married," replied Sizike demurely. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 She turned, with demurely downcast lashes and looked up at him with her violet eyes, and Norm came out of his trance with a start. The Romantic Analogue "The acquaintance of Max's father, sir," she replied demurely. Elsie at Viamede The camel carried a large number of baskets in which the dogs and monkies sat demurely, while the men and the big ape walked behind the camel. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace "I have been told that I might be able to sing at private concerts," she said demurely. A Life Sentence A Novel "Sue kept her own counsel well;" added Paul demurely. Leonore Stubbs Yes, I know you enjoy those hunting trips," she said demurely, "and Mr. Brevoort is even more enthusiastic. The Song of the Wolf "I will tell my father what you say," she added demurely. Eden An Episode To him the vision of loveliness standing demurely before him, brought back the memory of the long ago. An Artist in Crime “He said he’d come within the week,” replied the girl, demurely. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure "You look as if you should be congratulated about something," she said, demurely. Ancestors A Novel Now and then he caught glimpses of Suzanne demurely standing by her tea cups and samovar. The "Genius" To this Francezka replied, demurely: “I shall be happy to have company; for, perhaps, I shall die a spinster.” Francezka "I was tired and dusty," she said demurely, as if in explanation. The Story of Old Fort Loudon Pemrose bent demurely over her flapjack and cocoa, curling her toes under her as she recalled her view of it from the Devil’s Chair. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl "I told you, I always tell the truth," Cecilia answered demurely. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome Morris asked for the next waltz; Miss Wood glanced shyly up at her companion, dropped her eyes demurely, and believed she would rest until the cotillon. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 And then, with folded hands, she sat demurely looking down, and leaving Father Benart to shoulder the burden alone. Francezka "Are you counting the freckles?" she asked demurely, smiling at him from the depths of her white bonnet. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge "So what?" she asked demurely, with a glint of the old mischief in her eyes. Doubloons—and the Girl Then those two separated and went down the remaining steps in silence, side by side, and very demurely, as if nothing had happened. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome As the old horses jog steadily along the twilit road, they converse in quite a lively fashion of all they have heard and noticed, and laugh demurely over many a small joke. Rossmoyne “On the Count’s part?” asked the girl demurely. Cynthia's Chauffeur She greeted him in her usual nonchalant manner, and walked demurely beside him, swinging her bonnet carelessly. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge "You'll probably see too much of me before this voyage is over," Ruth said demurely. Doubloons—and the Girl They serve, however, to give interest and dignity to the modern residence or miniature village which nestles demurely under the shelter of their pristine fame. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 This woman is quite the reverse of the other: refined and sidelong in manner, sly and purring demurely, quick also at setting up her back. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages I couldn’t invite you,” said Mrs. Havel, demurely. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club Under shadow and power of this weighty truth, I demurely took hold of my mother's forefinger to walk to meeting. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings "What shall I call you then?" she asked demurely. Doubloons—and the Girl “And how should I read them, dear master?” she asked demurely of her vainglorious preceptor. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time But instead he said demurely: "I quite understand." The Deaves Affair Whereupon Minnie very demurely explained that she could not answer for her mamma, but that she would always call her friend Anna,—when papa wasn't by. Lady Anna “For you know that every woman should be a good housekeeper,” she says demurely. Threads of Grey and Gold |
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