Of course, he has no suspicion of my attachment in the same quarter, so that it would be downright treachery in me to listen to his avowal.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
"And if that same condition were never to be exaggerated into downright want, or pushed to an actual slavery, we could be very happy with it," said Crow, "and not thank you, or any other Englishman that came here, to disturb it."
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
It seems to me that to bring up English girls in such a way is downright cruelty.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss