devoirs

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"Now, Papa," said the Girl, "just go right along and do your devoirs in there—and I'll stay and talk to him—" The father went obediently.

From The Literary Sense by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

She was the most silent woman in the world, but all people said that no queen had women and men servers that needed fewer words or so discreetly did their devoirs.

From Privy Seal His Last Venture by Ford, Ford Madox

Excellence,—Le Saint-P�re, ob�issant au devoirs de sa mission apostolique, ne peut que mettre � profit toutes les occasions qui se pr�sentent de veiller aux int�r�ts du Catholicisme, sur n'importe quel point du globe.

From Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question by Wolf, Lucien

He was the spirit of fine courtesy, and would have blushed to fail in his devoirs to any lady; but, in the other scale, he was a man averse from amorous adventures.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

He has been forcibly struck with your charms, and has signified his intentions of coming shortly to pay his devoirs in person.

From Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. by Trueba y Cosío, Joaquín Telesforo de