1 He was too diffident to do justice to himself; but when his natural shyness was overcome, his behaviour gave every indication of an open, affectionate heart.
2 The excellence of his understanding and his principles can be concealed only by that shyness which too often keeps him silent.
3 She could not be silent when such points were introduced, and she had neither shyness nor reserve in their discussion.
4 He received the kindest welcome from her; and shyness, coldness, reserve could not stand against such a reception.
5 "Marianne has not shyness to excuse any inattention of hers," said Elinor.
6 Little Em'ly had overcome her shyness, and was sitting by my side upon the lowest and least of the lockers, which was just large enough for us two, and just fitted into the chimney corner.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 3. I HAVE A CHANGE 7 His face all at once took an expression of anger from the effort he was making to surmount his shyness.
8 And this was what caused his dubious, inquiring, sometimes hostile, expression, and the shyness and uncertainty which Vronsky found so irksome.
9 A wave of shyness pulled him back into the dark angle of the wall, and he stood there in silence instead of making his presence known to her.
10 She had her shyness, her sudden blushes, her modesty, but she did have common sense--"Of a sort, I'll admit that," Scarlett thought grudgingly.
11 Scarlett knew the effort this involved both mentally and physically, for Melanie suffered torments of shyness in the presence of anything male.
12 He was a slender, weedy boy, small for his eight years, quiet almost to shyness, never speaking unless spoken to.
13 He vanished, then peeped in again, biting his knuckles, turning his shoulder toward her in shyness.
14 The little boy forgot his shyness and grinned delightedly when familiar faces came into view.
15 He thought her comely, almost beautiful, in her shyness, and he took command of the situation himself at once.