It was the strong, cool determination inherited from Thomas Rose that held Flavia equal to the demands of her mother's bequeathment of reticent pride.
His eyes swept thereticent roofs, and his mind searched beneath them: what felicitous possibilities did they not conceal?
I deem) My figured descant hides the simple theme: Or, in another wise reproving, say I ill observe thine own high reticent way.
Their officers were more reticent than the men; hence the use I could be to the Russian authorities; and though spying is not to my taste, I acted willingly enough on these occasions for what, I hope, are very obvious reasons.
I listened for a moment, my head ringing with all the frightened tales of the morbid vein of violence which runs through the character of our reticent people.
He is a man so reticent by nature that if he were dying of an unhappy passion he would make no sign," said Fabian.
The vision that had risen above the waters had sunk beneath their depths, but it would never be forgotten by this strong, earnest, reticent man and this dreamy young girl, who walked so silently side by side.
I hardly think you would," he said; "Waldemar has a reticent nature, he does not feel the need of confiding in any one.
In spite of his great talents, Doctor Fabian is the most modest and reticent of men.
I am sure Mallow will be sorry," said Jennings, wondering why Caranby, ordinarily the most reticent of men, should tell him all this.
He could cast a horoscope, summon departed spirits, heal the sick and read the reticent by mesmeric force, and explain the past as well as prophesy the future by the lines in the hand.
But you fear me for some reason; you are shy and reticent when with me, and out of lesson-time you avoid my company.
No; I never question Fan about her London life, and when left to herself she is a very reticent girl.
It was no wonder then that she grew more reticent and dark-browed and sullen every day, and that she went about the house like a person perpetually brooding over some dark secret.
He was a grave and somewhat inexpressive person, with reticent eyes and snow-white bunches of side-whiskers, and a rather cold and impassive manner.
Paston was less reticent about the worldly status of himself and his family than might have been expected; he treated the subject in a broad, free fashion, with a great pretense to openness.
She was reticent as to her impressions of the New York seminary, but seemed extremely glad to be home, notwithstanding the fact that Nat had apparently contracted no disturbing alliances with the other belles of our village.
Moreover, he was reticent under the cross-fire of Tracey's irrepressible conversation, and failed to ask the name of the first pretty girl they passed; who happened to be Angle Tuthill.
You intend to find out why it is so reticent on every point that might impugn the police, I take it.
To that offer had come no answer; later she had had a letter curiously reticent as to Willis Enderby.
She was a reticent woman; almost saturnine, Io decided, though her perfect and effortless courtesy preserved her from being antipathetic to any one beneath her own roof.
She had said that, though you were such a wonderful talker, you were surprisingly reticent respecting your own former life, and your family connections, and the place you came from.
Night and the reticent gray city, averting their eyes, let her slip through unregarded.
Tom Brangwyn had always been reticent about where he came from, but Hathor was a good guess.
And when an Englishman is reticent in such matters, it is utterly impossible to guess whether he be a millionaire or a penniless younger son.
The Bowrings were quite as reticent about themselves, and each respected the other's silence.
Almost all the assistants in the Emporium were equally reticent and vague, so great is their horror of "Lowness" of any sort.
Beneath him the river rolled towards the sea, reticent but more alive, it seemed, than the deeply painful thing which fate had attached to his brain.
For a long while he was content to receive the flattering suggestion with a reticent smile that masked his conviction that there was a difference between criticism and creation.
The mountain grew reticent of its golden secrets, and the flume steadily ebbed away the remainder of Smith's fortune.
It was reticent and unswerving in its upright fidelity, and at last slipped listlessly through my fingers.
Apparently cool and matter-of-fact, he was in reality a reticent fanatic.
He knew very little of Alvar's former life; perhaps because he had been too reticent to ask him questions; perhaps because Alvar found himself in the presence of a standard higher than he was accustomed to.
The reticent father threw one of his staccato glances at the port, and Mrs. March was sure that she saw the daughter steal a look at Burnamy.
They both knew that she meant the reticent father and daughter, and March flung out, "I shouldn't want them to think you weren't.
Spencer was a very reticent man about his private affairs, he explained.
In spite of her ceaseless chatter, Iris had always been very reticent about her own affairs.
She is veryreticent about her own affairs, as any gentlewoman would be.
She left suddenly, and Mrs L'Estrange was very reticent as to where she had gone to.
