There seemed no reason, for all his brusquerie, why I should not tell him this. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.)] Reference
Under the briskness and brusquerie, he was a softie and our respect for him was matched by our fondness. From Wordnik.com. ['Under the briskness, he was a softie' | Julian Barnes] Reference
To conceal this he made use of a brusquerie of speech and manner that was merely a cloak to his real nervousness. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
I hope you have not been so foolish as to take offence at any little brusquerie of mine; but no, that is improbable. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories for English Courses] Reference
As far as my experience goes, our roughness and brusquerie are mere politeness compared with what passes between Easterns. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference
The brusquerie of his manner disconcerted the little lady beside him. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Rose's Daughter] Reference
Mr. Cumberland's brusquerie is not worth notice, nor did I remember it. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4] Reference
Had her feelings been the other way his brusquerie would have shocked her. From Wordnik.com. [White Lies] Reference
"Step in, sir," I said, repenting of my brusquerie -- and stood aside for him. From Wordnik.com. [The Quest of the Sacred Slipper] Reference
But Eugene seemed merely quizzical, as if not taking this brusquerie to himself. From Wordnik.com. [The Magnificent Ambersons] Reference
He felt a certain sympathy for this young man, with his straightforwardness and artless brusquerie. From Wordnik.com. [The Ne'er-Do-Well] Reference
"Monsieur," cried Valerie, with a pretty brusquerie which became her well, "you talk like a Vandal.". From Wordnik.com. [The Parisians — Complete] Reference
There was a brusquerie in her manner that would not have been there had there been any one else present. From Wordnik.com. [The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon] Reference
Philip was wealthy and personally popular, while Otto's brusquerie and selfishness alienated many supporters. From Wordnik.com. [The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304] Reference
General Pemberton made few friends in Charleston, from his unfortunate want of tact and brusquerie of manner. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the War of Secession] Reference
Schalcken seems to have been a man of great brusquerie, if two stories told by Ireland of his sojourn in England are true. From Wordnik.com. [A Wanderer in Holland] Reference
His assumed brusquerie no longer availed him; he was stricken with dismay; his face lost color, and took on a warm paleness. From Wordnik.com. [A Study of Hawthorne] Reference
On the other hand, were I glum he would think the same, and that I was trying to hide my feelings behind a mask of brusquerie. From Wordnik.com. [My Brilliant Career] Reference
The flat brusquerie of her two remarks to the man had struck her own ear unpleasantly: they were neither polished nor courteous. From Wordnik.com. [V. V.'s Eyes] Reference
To pass by less irreproachable witnesses, the following incident illustrative of Mr. Stanton's brusquerie to women was told by the. From Wordnik.com. [A belle of the fifties : memoirs of Mrs. Clay, of Alabama, covering social and political life in Washington and the South, 1853-66,] Reference
The burly man entered the room with a face much flushed, and with more than his usual mixture of jovial brusquerie and opulent swagger. From Wordnik.com. [The Parisians — Complete] Reference
Polina was not at all pleased at my questions; I could see that she was doing her best to irritate me with the brusquerie of her answers. From Wordnik.com. [The Gambler] Reference
A little more brusquerie of manner than is generally found among Frenchmen of his rank. From Wordnik.com. [The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1] Reference
"The daughter of this couple was married to a man of talent, who, however, had a brusquerie of manner which rendered him rather forbidding. From Wordnik.com. [The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1] Reference
He was at home with brusquerie. From Wordnik.com. [The Fashion in Shrouds]
Pardon this little brusquerie, I pray. From Wordnik.com. [Dark Ways] Reference
My dear fellow, forgive me my brusquerie!. From Wordnik.com. [Ziska] Reference
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