She was scathingly polite to her delinquent admirer.
"Jane Cable"
George Barr McCutcheon
Hal tilted her nose up a little, and glanced away as she replied a trifle scathingly: "I supposed, having found I was not the sort of girl you imagined, and not one you could take liberties with, that possibly our friendship would cease to interest you."
"Winding Paths"
Gertrude Page
Jessie is to have it, and it's about time, I think, that your daughter had a bed and a room fit for her to sleep in, she added scathingly.
"The Story of Jessie"
Mabel Quiller-Couch