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"I thought you wouldn't like the bed," she said, with the brusque familiarity of an old servant and friend.
A BUTTERFLY ON THE WHEELCYRIL ARTHUR EDWARD RANGER GULL
She assumed, however, a tone almost brusque, artificially airy and unimportant.
MRS. FALCHION, COMPLETEGILBERT PARKER
The brusque and rather timid young officer is lionized in the drawing-room of Madame Tallien.
NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBORHELEN LEAH REED
He spoke in brusque tones, and he looked at Mina as if he did not know what she might be doing there.
TRISTRAM OF BLENTANTHONY HOPE
In most cases he is deplorably curt of speech and brusque of deportment.
THE ARENAVARIOUS
The man behind the desk was very brusque and fierce-looking, and snapped out, "Well, what do you want here?"
FIFTY-TWO STORY TALKS TO BOYS AND GIRLSHOWARD J. CHIDLEY
Next above him in age is the host; shrewd, brusque, incisive of speech and manner.
THE STONES OF PARIS IN HISTORY AND LETTERS, VOLUME I (OF 2)BENJAMIN ELLIS MARTIN
So long as there was no opposition to her will, Miss Wentstile was in her brusque way generous and not ill-natured.
LOVE IN A CLOUDARLO BATES
“So it would appear,” assented my interlocutor, apparently in nowise offended at my brusque method of answering him.
A MIDDY OF THE KINGHARRY COLLINGWOOD
I know that my first movement was one of mistrust, for my answers had been unnecessarily brusque.
THE WASTED GENERATIONOWEN JOHNSON
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