charily

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Comfort seems to have been supplied most charily in the construction of this official chair; but there was a fine touch of morality in giving uneasiness to the seat of unlimited power.

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Now listen," he said slowly and impressively as if he was speaking to a child, "we've both got to go very charily.

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That was the hill outside of Jerusalem which the guide-books rather charily mention as "Gordon's Calvary," because General Gordon once visited it and accepted it as the true place of the Crucifixion.

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Without leaving the vestibule, Hobart Hitchin signaled it to wait for him; and then, ever so charily, he thrust forward his eagle eyes and directed their merciless beam through the side panel of the glass.

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He recognised in sufficient time that he must deal very charily and cautiously with customs which had all the force of law, and he withdrew his order.

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