Demure

“The cats keep the rats down, I know, but that one … he’s been known to attack ravens in the rookery.” “I will ask the ratters to set a trap for him.” Ser Kevan could not remember ever seeing his niece so quiet, so subdued, so demure.

She ran fleetly across the darkened bedroom, snatched a more substantial-and demure=wrapper from the back of the bathroom door, and went down the hall struggling it on, her face working like a rubber mask.

“Look what it’s done for me.” “Can’t you sell something here you haven’t yet sold?” Margarethe purses her lips at three Flights into Egypt, where holy mother Mary is variously demure, brave, and sleepy, but always a model of the perfect human form.

Nonetheless, she gave Overholser and the rest of them a demure little smile and made her own invisible-skirts curtsy.

In vain Mrs. Chester alluded to her “charming novel,” and the Misses Chester introduced parties, picnics, the opera, and the fashions; each and all were answered by a smile, a bow, and a demure “Yes” or “No,” with the chill on.

He was conscious of her as a girl, of black bobbed hair against demure cheeks.

“The cats keep the rats down, I know, but that one … he’s been known to attack ravens in the rookery.” “I will ask the ratters to set a trap for him.” Ser Kevan could not remember ever seeing his niece so quiet, so subdued, so demure.

one day the demure Marcela makes her appearance turned shepherdess; and, in spite of her uncle and all those of the town that strove to dissuade her, took to going afield with the other shepherd-lasses of the village, and tending her own flock.

‘What in the world for?’ Milo answered in a demure voice with his face lowered meekly.