1 He devoted himself to Fanny with such sympathetic deference she even smiled at him, and the meal went well.
2 He did not call at the house now, probably in deference to the feelings of Frank and Pitty who would have been outraged at a male caller while Scarlett was in a delicate condition.
3 So, in deference to public opinion, he skipped all mention of Purgatory.
4 Even Aunt Pitty, downstairs in the library, was not rocking her creaking chair in deference to Scarlett's sorrow.
5 But instead of discharging Mammy or being short and stern with her, Rhett treated her with the utmost deference, with far more courtesy than he treated any of the ladies of Scarlett's recent acquaintance.
6 The young lady was treated by her hosts with corresponding deference; and she was in the mood when such attentions are acceptable, whatever their source.
7 White men passed the law, and white judges and juries would pass upon the suits against the law, and render judgment in line with their prejudices and in deference to the greater financial power.
8 The reply of Heyward was interrupted by a groan from Munro; but after he had paused a moment, in deference to the sorrow of his aged friend he resumed the subject.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 20 9 Long and habitual deference to the mandates of his superiors had taught the scout the virtue of obedience.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 20 10 Munro seemed to shake off his apathy, and listened to the wild schemes of the young man with a deference that his gray hairs and reverend years should have denied.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 22 11 But Duncan, who, in deference to the other's skill and services, had hitherto submitted somewhat implicitly to his dictation, now assumed the superior, with a manner that was not easily resisted.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 22 12 As the chief slowly uttered these words, pausing impressively between each sentence, the culprit raised his face, in deference to the other's rank and years.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 23 13 Hawkeye had placed himself a little in the rear, with a deference to the superior rank of his companions, that no similarity in the state of their present fortunes could induce him to forget.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 29 14 The same grave expression of grief, the same rigid silence, and the same deference to the principal mourner, were observed around the place of interment as have been already described.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 33 15 Louisa turned her head to him, and bent it with a deference that was new in her.