The staunch traditionalists still refused to compromise their honor, but Xanten gave them cheerful assurance: "Remain here then, prowling the castle like so many furtive rats.

With all of her love for him she knew he would have no ready solution nor would his advice extend beyond the cheerful assurance Bahama would get over this affair of young love.

Then she laughs, she's never felt closer to her grandmother and her anxiety is greatly ameliorated by Mary's cheerful assurance.

They look to life for interest with the same kind of cheerful and uneradicable assurance with which we look for interest at a comedy for which we have paid money at the door.

Despite his cheerful assurances to Dr Greysteel, he was feeling badly shaken.

Quite," he answered with cheerful assurance, "much more possible than that I should be living to-day.

With cheerful assurance he lashed the wheel again, and turned in.

But without saying so, he makes it clear that no cheerful assurances can erase what he knows about dying.

The old man's cheerful assurance transformed instantly into doom and gloom.

So Charlie drove him down to his van, and after a final burst of cheerful assurances he was left alone.