Angela being present, however, and Frieda's foster mother, it was necessary for him to be circumspect and distant.
Heaven could witness there were enough illicit and peculiar relationships in this world to prevent society from becoming excited about one more, particularly when it was to be conducted in so circumspect and subtle a way.
She did not relax her attitude in regard to his conduct, being more convinced than ever that to achieve the dizzy eminence to which he was now so rapidly ascending, he must be more circumspect than ever.
Eugene flushed the least bit nervously and resentfully, for he thought he had conducted himself in the most circumspect manner here--in fact, everywhere since the days he had begun to put the Riverwood incident behind him.
Eugene thought of her now as a good fellow, a little gay for a married woman, but probablycircumspect withal.
John Wilkes having been raised to the dignity of lord mayor, and having regained his seat in parliament, although he was still in some degree a thorn in the sides of ministers, had become more circumspect than heretofore.
The boy was father to the man" in both these cases, for Peel through life maintained the same cautious, industrious, and circumspect habits, which certainly never characterised his far greater schoolfellow.
It would have built up a grotesque caricature of a staid, church-going, circumspect citizen and author instead of the ever-fascinating bundle of contradictions and irresponsibility Field was to his legion of associates and friends.
It may also operate as a motive for being nice and circumspect in the nomination of a successor, which the law has left entirely to his choice.
Roars of laughter were stifled in their birth, as we thought of the Weary Roue's circumspect spouse, and his several circumspect children, discreet from birth upwards.
Be on your guard, therefore, colonel, and be pretty circumspect in word and deed.
But, indeed, your warning I may never forget, and circumspect I must be first of all.
Wherefore I propose to tell you a story, which will perhaps dispose you to be morecircumspect than you have been wont to be in answering questions addressed to you.
He warbled all the day Such songs as only they Who are very, very circumspect and very happy may; The people wondered why, As the years went gliding by, They never heard him once complain or even heave a sigh!
I have a fair and gracious daughter into whose companionship I would fain bring so circumspect and diligent a young man as the holy father represents you to be.
France, admonisheth his lordship to be most circumspect in his diet, or else all his other physic will [2892]be to small purpose.
He was a most wary and circumspect youth, whereunto my experience was able to bear witness frequently.
And yet it may be repeated that Lieutenant Russell was the most guarded and circumspect of men.
I'll have to talk with grandma first; maybe she'd rather have a sort of circumspect person.
He wouldn't care much for a--a circumspect person, would he?
In the first place and above all, He charged me to serve God, and with a circumspect care to walk in his ways, and then, he said, God would bless me and prosper me.
They are more circumspect that their measures be not too big than too little.
For the Prisoners Hands only were in Chains, and not his Legs; so that his possibility of running away, having his Legs at liberty, concerned them to be circumspect and wakeful.
Now, we must be very circumspect about the next place.
He could feel once more the thrill of the army, as the circumspect Schwarzenberg stopped his advance, retired, concentrated his columns.
Morice Jastrow should class all and every Mysticism, whether Pure or Mixed, as so far forth a religious malady; why I rejoice that so admirably circumspect an investigator as Prof.
Sad and very rough experience of life had taught him to be uncommonly circumspect for his years.
Our normal type of character is that of the shrewd, circumspect business man; as in the Middle Ages it was that of the hardy warrior.
The lively but well-bred and circumspect Sören declined into a sort of butt, who made rambling speeches, and around whom the young whelps of the party would gather after dinner to make sport for themselves.
He accordingly cheats and steals with a clever moderation, and in a cautious and circumspect manner which defies detection.
