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Ever since Mahatma Gandhi pulled through his fast, Indians and British alike have been standoffishly waiting for a next move�for Gandhi's survival by no means closed the issue for which he failed to die.

From Time Magazine Archive

I can’t think why you treat the poor fellow so standoffishly, Yseulte.

From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Mitford, Bertram