"That's all there is to tell," he concluded, artlessly; "the cap'n was that ashamed of hisself, he's laying low for a bit.
"At Sunwich Port, Complete"
W.W. Jacobs
"Oh, Mr. Gage," she protested artlessly, "how can I know?"
"A Poached Peerage"
William Magnay
Only Jess chattered on artlessly, taking no notice of her, eating all her bread and butter, and drinking her milk and water, saying her grace and asking to be excused from the table when she had finished her meal-as though she were demonstrating generally how a nice, well-mannered child ought to behave.
"The Pioneers"
Katharine Susannah Prichard