The word was colorlessly spoken; but everyone felt that a crass misunderstanding of the possibilities of conduct in the case of a person like Mrs. Manderson had been visited with some severity.
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"Perhaps," Mary Enderby suggested, colorlessly, "he will be devoted to his own people."
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"Yes, yes; very fortunate, certainly," said the general colorlessly.
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