In the centres of population little groups of scholars began to gather who surreptitiously obtained the writings of French and English political philosophers.
Silver came surreptitiously from Chile and Bolivia to pay for these goods.
English and Dutch ships surreptitiously landed their cargoes of manufactures and took their pay in hides or in silver dollars that had escaped the Spanish soldiers on the road down from Potosi.
Slyly we would leave the one door an inch ajar, or surreptitiously unclose the window a fraction as much.
But throwing off my light overcoat I cast myself instantly into my favourite grandfather chair, and drew from my pocket the clue I had surreptitiously stolen.
And so I had taken the fur cape, and that same night had surreptitiously buried it in my garden.
Despite the steepness of the hill, however, Odelin's mount frequently broke out into a trot, surreptitiously urged thereto by the spurs of the boy.
Pale with chestnut hair, and white of skin, her black, passionate and crafty eyes frequently lingered surreptitiously with an expression of suppressed hatred upon the Duchess of Etampes.
It was drying rapidly under the ever-increasing power of the sun, and she surreptitiously endeavored to complete the fastening of the open portion about her neck.
Indeed, with the happy inconsequence of youth, she quickly threw all care to the winds, and devoted her thoughts to planning a surprise for the next day by preparing some tea, provided she could surreptitiously open the chest.
Hay surreptitiously permitted some proofs to be made of it, and it has been circulated privately, though sparingly, ever since.
Miselle, surreptitiously pulling her water-proof cloak about her shoulders.
As softly and as surreptitiously as it begins to rain on a cloudy day, she was crying.
He and his wife were taking lessons from Prue surreptitiously at their own home.
For observe: always, one most important element is surreptitiously (we not noticing it) withdrawn from the Past Time: the haggard element of Fear!
Two boys began to indulge surreptitiously in the mild amusement of extracting toothsome kernels from refractory shells.
In view of the impending visit Mrs. Mifsud had surreptitiously stuffed one ear with cotton batting so that in the event of an extremely sanguinary onslaught, so to speak, at least one rampart of defence could be instantaneously thrown up.
Thence returning unprepared for school, he would be driven to the expedient of writing out his Latin verb and surreptitiously reading it out of the crown of his hat, an exercise from whence he reaped small profit, either mentally or morally.
Then he surreptitiously copied the examples in his little master's copy-book at home, when his mistress was safely out of the house, and finally acquired the dangerous and forbidden gift of writing a fluent, handsome current hand.
As the three entered together, having surreptitiously arranged for the spread, Phil and Sid saw the sofa was covered with a winding sheet.
She stood there, back in the tower room, full in the rose-light as though surreptitiously trying to attract our attention.
She copied her exercises shamelessly, would surreptitiously look up words in the midst of unseen Latin translation, and was capable not only of other meannesses, but sometimes of a downright deliberate fib.
Ingred, bored stiff with listening, secretly opened her desk, and, taking a selection of treasures from it, began to fondle them surreptitiously upon her lap.
She was not aware that the horse's attempt to run away had been inspired by Racey surreptitiously and severely kicking it on the fetlock.
Swing, with suspicious meekness, reaching surreptitiously for a boot.
After delivery, food is surreptitiously brought the mother, who is kept in her prison a month, after which the hut is burnt.
With reluctance they left the luxury of the private dining-room, and Denry surreptitiously paid the bill with a pile of sovereigns, and Councillor Rhys-Jones parted from them with lively grief.
Bonner, all eagerness and excitement, quickly looked around for Anderson, but the marshal hadsurreptitiously left the room.
Then he surreptitiously and triumphantly glanced through the window, the scene outside pleasing him audibly.
A few minutes later he and his wife were surreptitiously re-reading the note, both filled with the fear that it said $10.
Rosalie did not know that the teacher was to leave Tinkletown surreptitiously until after the spelling-bee.
I once "heared" Sedalia Lane telling some of her experiences, and she said she "surreptitiously stole along.
Major Dobbin also sent over preserves and pickles, which latter the young gentleman tried surreptitiously in the sideboard, and half killed himself with eating.
His visits were paid in daylight, carefully calculated, even surreptitiously made.
So, to that end, he began to cajole the children, while he surreptitiously let fly a kick at the pup.
This was a method of giving lower rates to large shippers than to small--charging the favored shipper the published rate and then, at stated periods, surreptitiously returning part of the payment.
The circumstance that, after solemnly entering into pools, the allied roads would frequently violate their agreements and cut rates surreptitiously merely added to the general confusion.
She did her own, or rather the family washing, at home too, when she couldn't do it by kind permission, or surreptitiously in connection with that of her employers.
