The dread he had evinced at mention of the housekeeper's name proved that, and his prevarications and evasions were further evidence.
"The Gray Phantom's Return"
Herman Landon
"Your prevarications answer me," he cried.
"The Shame of Motley"
Raphael Sabatini
The extraordinary thing is that in the face of such prevarications as these, which are patent to the whole world, Britain at any moment of serious crisis always comes forward with the air of utmost sincerity and in an almost saintly pose as the champion of political morality!
"The Healing of Nations and the Hidden Sources of Their Strife"
Edward Carpenter