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"Richard Colvin behaved as a straight-up-and-down person, completely honest and doing his job to the best of his abilities," the former official said.

Torturegate North: the "6,000-mile screwdriver" 2009

"Richard Colvin behaved as a straight-up-and-down person, completely honest and doing his job to the best of his abilities," the former official said.

Archive 2009-11-01 2009

But then I also think that perhaps my idea of well-behaved is different than some of the other posters.

The Illuminated Crowd | Her Bad Mother 2008

At times he half-rose from his chair, and fell vacuously into it again; or he chuckled in the face of weighty, severely-worded instructions; tapped his chest, stretched his arms, yawned, and in short behaved so singularly that Richard observed it, and said: "On my soul, I don't think you know a word I'm saying."

Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868

At times he half-rose from his chair, and fell vacuously into it again; or he chuckled in the face of weighty, severely-worded instructions; tapped his chest, stretched his arms, yawned, and in short behaved so singularly that Richard observed it, and said: "On my soul, I don't think you know a word I'm saying."

Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete George Meredith 1868

At times he half-rose from his chair, and fell vacuously into it again; or he chuckled in the face of weighty, severely-worded instructions; tapped his chest, stretched his arms, yawned, and in short behaved so singularly that Richard observed it, and said: "On my soul, I don't think you know a word I'm saying."

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

Had he advanced to take my hand; had he attempted consolation; had he, in short, behaved differently in the main from what he actually did, I cannot say what might have been the consequences.

Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" James Fenimore Cooper 1820

They gave repeated shouts, thrust their arrows into their quivers, fired off their muskets, shook their spears, danced, laughed, sung, and cried in succession, and in short behaved like madmen.

Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa Mungo Park 1788

These scampered through his brain and tore up his heart and tumbled about in his throat and lungs, and maintained a furious harlequinade, and in short behaved in a way that was quite disgraceful, and that caused the poor young man alternately to amuse, annoy, astonish, and stun his comrades, who beheld the exterior results of those private theatricals, but had no conception of the terrific combats that took place so frequently on the stage within.

The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains Archibald Webb 1859

… I’m looking for somewhere to add in a bit about the value of assimilation in the context of the quote “well behaved women never make history” and the ways in which being able to be ill-behaved is a privilege in itself but I can’t find one and for some odd reason I never did tag that blog post (if you find it, please link it, it was really good and I miss it).

breaking the cycle of English « Love | Peace | Ohana 2008