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However," conciliatingly, "I don't suppose by any means that you are in love with Quimby!

From Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes by Thayer, Ella Cheever

"We can arrange this satisfactorily, Mr. Penrose," Mr. Cone smiled conciliatingly.

From The Dude Wrangler by Lockhart, Caroline

Friend Broomall welcomed me to the Monthly Meeting with many cordial expressions, and spoke conciliatingly of the marriage state.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. by Various

Well—you see," he began conciliatingly, as much towards his wife as towards her, Rotha thought, "you see, Prissy has her work, and she has a lot of it; and she likes to do it reg'lar.

From A Letter of Credit by Warner, Susan

"She 's saying it will do very well," said the postboy, conciliatingly, "and 'tis maybe a whole year she 'll stay with you."

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James