The butler had regained his self-composure with wonderful quickness.

" "Enter, my good Nanny," said Eve, recovering her self-composure in a moment, the presence of her nurse always appearing to her as no more than a duplication of herself.

It was delightful to see so many tiny beings stand around you, dressed in their tidy gowns and frocks, with their bright morning faces, and read with the self-composure of manhood, any passage chosen for them.

It was delightful to see so many tiny beings stand around you, dressed in their tidy gowns and frocks, with their bright morning faces, and read with the self-composure of manhood, any passage chosen for them.

The sinking of Gertrude's form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.

With the most admirable tact and self-composure, he kept the whole party entertained for half an hour.

" "Sairtainlee," answered the captain, with perfect self-composure, changing the form of speech from the Italian to the English with a readiness that proved how strong he felt himself on this point; "one cannot fail to speak ze tongue of his own muzzair.

Recovering his self-composure, however, he lifted his hat to la belle Barbérie, and the periagua dashed on, in triumph.