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He had counted on a sweet Southern handshake, but she kept hold of the hat-brim, let her dry smile of inquiry fade into a formal deference, and took comfort in his disconcertion.

From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.

If Leon had been bashful in her presence when he did not comprehend the cause of his disconcertion, having discovered that he loved Agnes, hesitation vanished.

From A Modern Wizard by Ottolengui, Rodrigues

“I went to the village t’ other night,” replied the man, “to drill—” Then he checked himself in evident disconcertion.

From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester

With the feeling of disconcertion that springs from being caught in an impulsive action we have believed unobserved, Maurice spun round on his heel and took a few quick steps in the opposite direction.

From Maurice Guest by Richardson, Henry Handel

Upon each one of these points the Judge elaborated at length, and made really a fine speech, but his evident disconcertion showed that he knew what was to follow.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady