Urdu is perhaps the politest of written tongues and lends itself most readily to indirectness; but since he did not expect to read a catalogue of exact facts, he was not disappointed.
"King--of the Khyber Rifles"
Talbot Mundy
Saunders failed to see the call for such slow indirectness of response to an ordinary request.
"The Desired Woman"
Will N. Harben
Manston still persisted in his suit, but with more of his former indirectness, now that he saw how unexpectedly well she stood an open attack.
"Desperate Remedies"
Thomas Hardy