The man who obeyed the invitation bowed deferentially to his chief and then took a chair in front of him, with the table between.

A soldier, booted and spurred, entered the room, walked to the head of the table, and bending deferentially to the President, said; "I am ordered to deliver this message wherever you may be found."

Mr. Holymead, K.C., arrived, and members of the junior bar deferentially made room for him.

The butler stepped forward, mounted the witness-stand, and bowed his head deferentially towards the judge.

Peter asked deferentially.

" "What do you think yourself," asked the Cabinet Minister deferentially, "you know the temper of the country perhaps better than any of us; shall we notice this girl or just let her go?" Mr. Banks laughed harshly.

Hoffman saw the change, and smiled, as if well pleased, but assuming suddenly his usual manner, said deferentially, "Will mademoiselle permit me to visit my friend for an hour?she is expecting me.

The whole house seemed blue with policemen, and Mr. Hepplewhite became aware of a very fat man in a blue cap marked Captain, who removed the cap deferentially and otherwise indicated that he was making obeisance.

"What do you wish to do, Mr. Barrows?" asked Mr. Tutt, turning to him deferentially.

With nervous, trembling fingers he held it deferentially in his hand whilst he rose from the table.

"Fine young man he's growed," said Mr. Wilks, deferentially, turning to his remaining visitor; "greatly improved, I think.

The stranger came forward to meet her, bowing deferentially.

He spoke deferentially, understandingly.

She rose and moved around him deferentially.

At that moment the servant deferentially handed him a note which a messenger boy had brought.

" asked Mr. Sommerville deferentially.

With a little trouble we made out to examine the papers without Bartleby, though at every page or two, Turkey deferentially dropped his opinion that this proceeding was quite out of the common; while Nippers, twitching in his chair with a dyspeptic nervousness, ground out between his set teeth occasional hissing maledictions against the stubborn oaf behind the screen.

As Nippers, looking very sour and sulky, was departing, Turkey blandly and deferentially approached.

He spoke low and deferentially, and his mien was that of a modest, retiring man who secretly thought ill of himself.

The Colonel, finding time hanging heavily on his hands, devotes this period to filling his pipe from a borrowed pouch; he then tramps determinedly back to the table and is about to pocket the red from a point of considerable vantage, when the Adjutant deferentially suggests that he is about to play with the wrong ball.

Yet, wreck as he is, when he gets up at the Petty Sessions to defend some labourer, the bench of magistrates listen to his maundering argument as deferentially as if he were a Q.C.

"Then 'twill serve to set aside this matter for the next," and La Fosse looking at Cantemir and speaking softly and deferentially bade him leave them for the present.

" "I am glad to have been of service to Miss Monfort," he rejoined, deferentially, "but I merely obeyed an impulse strong with me.

" "All this is overwhelming, I grant," bowing deferentially.

" "If your ladyship will allow me," he said deferentially.