discomposure
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Master Bertie gave me no time for hesitation, but, holding my arm, urged me on to where the ostler stood awaiting the event with a face of much discomposure.
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Though she had the urn before her, she turned red and white, and had to bury her face in her cup to hide her discomposure.
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He was, of course, entirely at his ease, and was watching my discomposure with a quiet, mocking smile.
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He listened attentively, but with no sign of discomposure visible upon his countenance.
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I noticed, too, a certain deliberateness in the indifference of his walk, a certain intention in the discomposure.
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