I proceed with his education rather by indirection and suggestion than by direct precept.
The housing of the soldiers was another matter: that necessity was plain and urgent, and the miracle has been accomplished, but except by indirection it has contributed nothing to the permanent housing problem.
This their suspicion the suspect in turn Suspected, and the uneasy consciousness Made him more curious than his wont to move By indirection toward his present aim.
Being a woman, she comprehended perfectly theindirection of a woman's approaches, and knew well enough by this time that Penelope, whatever her personal leanings, must feel with her family in regard to this engagement.
At any rate, he might there approach the subject in indirect ways; while if he could have ridden over to Branton for the express purpose of having a conference with her, no such indirection would have been possible.
He was an enemy to all extravagance, to all intrigue, to all indirection in the conduct of business.
We learn by indirectionand not when we say: "Go to!
Scott taught by indirection and did good by stealth.
They felt that equivocation and indirection were thrust aside, and the law was now being laid down.
The fable of Dumpling, in the true spirit of lanx satura, allows Carey to attack by indirection a complete spectrum of traditional eighteenth-century targets.
And in each book, the lesson has been conveyed with the unobtrusive indirection of fine art; the story is ever first, we are getting fiction not lectures.
Sometimes it is seen in hints and shown by indirection but in other instances it is direct, positive, powerful.
Much may be accomplished by correct teaching of good principles, but human nature is such that people learn even more through indirectionthan through instruction.
Tell the story so the moral, if there is any, may be seen and felt without your striving to point it out.
It has often happened that something written for older heads and for serious purposes has in it some of the most charming and helpful things for the young.
We have led women so far by our indirection that according to Stendthal, to be honest, is to them identical with appearing naked in public.
Our views do not permit the woman to show without great indirection whom she hates or whom she likes; nor may she indicate clearly whom she loves, nor must she appear solicitous.
You are right, batuchka," said the blonde giant at last, matching indirection with indirection.
Paul didn't like that, and took refuge behind one of those Slavonic indirections which are typical of the Russian mind--an indirection hinting at mysterious purpose and power.
That which is not like the planetary system must be construed as mechanical by indirection and subtlety.
Such indirection might be used to obtain any required factor of the end, or of any near or remote means to the end.
The question seemed a bit of indirection to Westover.
There seems to be a prevalent disposition in the religious world to do good byindirection and stratagem.
The conversations are sometimes reminiscent of Greene; but, on the whole, they fail of his humorous indirection and his craft.
