tractableness

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What is the secret of her tractableness in Scene v?

From Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies by Porter, Charlotte Endymion

Franconia had observed Harry's tractableness, and heard him wish for a Bible, that he might learn to read from it,—and she had secretly supplied him with one.

From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)

Her gayety of temper was very attractive when it was kept within due bounds, and she had a most sweet docility of tractableness when approached with caution.

From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]