duteously
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As Antonio was duteously pacing by the side of his instructor, he would often catch a glimpse of the daughter, walking pensively about the alleys in the soft twilight.
From Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists by Washington Irving
"Then you shall take it there," answered the governess of the feast; and Mr. Arbuton duteously set off with the bottle in his hand.
From A Chance Acquaintance by William Dean Howells
Thus encouraged, Mrs. Covil dropped into a chair, seeming not loath to tell those things she had, while Nancy leaned back and listened duteously for a perfunctory ten minutes.
From The Seeker by Harry Leon Wilson
In the romance of Sir Amadas, the ghost of a merchant, whose corpse the knight had duteously redeemed from the hands of creditors, succours him at need.
From The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance by Edith Birkhead
Therefore Mr. Flint duteously appeared at intervals among the elect, and appeared even to advantage.
From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Marie Conway Oemler
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