But again Susanne and Masters saved the situation, the one by his embarrassing politeness and his volubility, the other by his specious explanation.
It was not surprising that Dora carried her head very high, or that the cold politeness of her bow relegated Jeremy to a fathomless oblivion.
Of course, since it concerns you," equalpoliteness obliged her to reply--and not politeness only.
Politeness in great men is shown differently from the same quality in fashionable society: a smile suffices to show you are welcome, without many words, and the work in hand is continued as if you were one of the family.
I was struck with the kind politeness of his manner, and found him an expert marksman.
I found the persons of whom I enquired for different directions, remarkably kind and polite; I had been told this would not be the case, but I have met with only real politeness from all.
Their inborn politeness would not allow them to do otherwise than obey the wishes of their host.
No one is invited to these receptions, but every one thinks it a duty and a politeness to attend; consequently, there are a great number of people who walk in, are presented, and walk out.
The Politeness of these Savages in Conversation is indeed carried to Excess, since it does not permit them to contradict or deny the Truth of what is asserted in their Presence.
Not a jot; your rhetoric and your politeness are thrown away; your apology avails nothing.
Reubon ought in mercy and in politeness to have taken up the conversation; but he, expecting no such thing, was taken by surprise, and remained dumb, with a kind of half grin.
After these words he embraced Aladdin again, who took his leave with as much politeness as if he had been bred up and had always lived at court.
This propaganda of politeness has gone so far that to-day the man who is profane or abusive at the telephone, is cut off from the use of it.
She has shown us how to take the friction out of conversation, and taught us refinements of politeness which were rare even among the Beau Brummels of pre-telephonic days.
Oh how do you do, Everard,' said Miss Entwhistle, advancing with all the precipitate and affectionatepoliteness of one who is greeting not only a host but a nephew.
She doubted whether, even if Chesterton were not there, she would be able to; and yet continued politeness appeared in the face of his answers impossible.
They certainly have the world beat in courtesy of manners--as much politeness as the Japanese but with much less manner, so it seems more natural.
Politeness is so universal here that when we get back we shall either be so civil that you won't know us, or else we shall be so irritated that nobody is sufficiently civil that you won't know us either.
Inhabitants generally possess a smaller share of politeness than any met with before.
On inquiring if we could remain all night, being wet and uncomfortable, we were received with all the politeness that characterizes the French under all circumstances, and given in broken English a hearty welcome.
Whilst hospitality, politeness and good sense characterize Kentuckians, ignorance, impudence and laziness has stamped the Indianians.
Patience for the moment, and politeness above all things!
So stand matters as Friedrich Wilhelm journeys towards Mannheim: human politeness will have to cloak well, and keep well down, a good many prickly points in the visit ahead.
Still without having thoroughly asserted myself, not having been to that particular manner born, I went next to Paris, where my politeness met with the just reward which virtue is always supposed to get and seldom does.
We shopped in Ischl, which has shops quite out of proportion to its size on account of being the summer home of the Emperor, and there we met with a politeness which was delightful.
My mouth flew open, contrary topoliteness and my excellent bringing-up.
Good manners and politeness are proper for all the world.
Politeness of mind consists in thinking chaste and refined thoughts.
And then she bade us enter, with a politeness that yet sounded like a command; and we obeyed and passed up the ancient steps into a richly-panelled hall.
But time and a due regard topoliteness forbade a "longer lingering," charming as were the old lady's manners and conversation, delightful the atmosphere in which she lived.
The lurid smurkiness of the torches lends an appropriate weirdness to the figure of the uncouthly clad pedlar who, with the politeness of the arch-fiend himself, displays to an eager group the fatal fascinations of some new conceit.
The average Far Oriental, indeed, talks as much to no purpose as his Western cousin, only in his chit-chat politeness replaces personalities.
That politeness should be one of the most marked results of impersonality may appear surprising, yet a slight examination will show it to be a fact.
People are too apt to misprize this sort of politeness of mere habit; yet, as far as it goes, it is an excellent thing.
Even the dreaded and dreadful backgammon did tolerably well, while the general's politeness to the stranger lasted.
In order to consume as little of the reader's time as possible, I shall set down a summary of my conclusions, and then take my leave of him, with many thanks for his politeness in reading what I have written.
I can only excuse the seeming want of politeness by my ignorance, Dr.
And then you see, my senses may be guilty of as great a breach of politeness as the warder in a German story I was reading yesterday.
Mrs. Derrick came in, followed by teapot and muffins, and having with her usual politeness requested the doctor to take a seat at the table, she proceeded to pour him out a cup of tea, nor even stinted him in sugar.
