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Giles had not before observed her, and his eyes now suppressedly looked his pleasure, without the embarrassment that had formerly marked him at such meetings.

From The Woodlanders by Hardy, Thomas

He worshipped Marius openly, gloried in him exultingly, and was fiercely and suppressedly jealous of Livinius's prior right.

From Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain by Kinney, Margaret West

Its door stood ajar, and as the child approached she heard a strange sound, as of some one weeping suppressedly.

From Jewel by Burnham, Clara Louise

"I know it," replied Beatrice, suppressedly, "but how does that concern this?"

From Riven Bonds. Vol. II. A Novel, in Two Volumes by Werner, E.

They spoke low, watching sheepishly whether any one was listening, and snickering suppressedly together.

From A Breath of Prairie and other stories by Marchand, J. N.