Dutifully

Examples

• She is well, and begs to be dutifully remembered to you and her mother. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• And she should hear me say, Amy: affectionately, quite dutifully and affectionately: how well she looked, considering her time of life. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The dear little thing, returned Herbert, holds dutifully to her father as long as he lasts; but he won't last long. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• I give her credit for promoting his going dutifully down to Bath, to fetch his mother; but how will she and the dowager agree in one house? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• On his face it became a mild benevolence which Mrs. Archer's countenance dutifully reflected. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• She mentioned her to Rawdon Crawley, who came dutifully to partake of his aunt's chicken. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He kissed her dutifully, and turned away. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• These gifts Mrs Sprodgkin accepted, but still insisted on dutifully remaining in the hall, to curtsey to the Reverend Frank as he came forth. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Laurie, having dutifully gone to college to please his grandfather, was now getting through it in the easiest possible manner to please himself. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Captain Rawdon got an extension of leave on his aunt's illness, and remained dutifully at home. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He is not grinding dutifully at the old mills. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• And dutifully he spoke up. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

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