The regulation of the police, now that the day of the session had arrived, belonged to the President of the Council of Deputies; and Rossi, punctilious in the observance of the constitution, refused to give them any orders.

We passengersI on the box, and the two on the roof behind meraise our hats, the coachman makes his professional salute with the whip; the guard even, though punctilious on the matter of his dignity as an officer under the crown, touches his hat.

"Such men as he know what they are about, and are not too punctilious with regard to other people's inconvenience.

Thorndyke is so very punctilious about his engagements.

Fancy my saying that of you, the most punctilious of men!" "Quite right.

Bones was not as punctilious as most captains, especially when Terrence could brew such excellent punch, and Terrence soon became a favorite and came and went at pleasure in the captain's cabin.

French officials are extraordinarily punctilious over the details of their work, and it takes them a long time to organize a system which is a masterpiece of safeguards and regulations and subordinate clauses.