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He did not do so now, contenting himself with a deep bow.
While there he painted very little, contenting himself with society life.
But she does not, contenting herself with a satisfied little smile.
He made no plays, however, merely contenting himself with looking on.
Indeed, lately I have difficulty contenting myself with only looking at this world.
Torres shut up after that, contenting herself with following the captain.
He started to shake his head but thought better of it, contenting himself with a simple, "No.
He'd never looked closely at her work before, contenting himself with her stories.
He did not attempt it, contenting himself with hiding in the shadows on the off side of the road.
Let not youth fly away without contenting; Age will come time enough for your repenting.
Some chefs fade at dessert, contenting themselves with sweet, pretty things.
Do you think I could have done that contenting myself with drinking lemonade?"
We never knew his name, contenting ourselves with calling him the "Bricklayer."
For now, however, reporters here are contenting themselves with pursuing more recent chapters of Taiwan's history.
Henceforth, indeed, he did not conduct again, contenting to giving some music lessons.
Ordinary people with average skills were better off contenting themselves with the sensible.
"Do you know how hard it's been," he asked quietly, "contenting myself with that?
The reasons are nothing more than resting on laurels and contenting with little achievement.
Contenting himself with his wine, Sebastian leaned back in his chair.
Contented by this, Caesar designed and began engineering an impressive siege apparatus.
He made no effort to struggle, contenting himself with keeping afloat and regulating his breathing.
But he ceased speaking, apparently contenting himself with glowering at the Enterprise crew.
She was pleasant when addressed but limited her answers, contenting herself with enigmatic smiles.
Brother Paul refrained from whistling, contenting himself with a grave nod.
"The aircraft can't land in this thick foliage, so they are contenting themselves with marking our position for their ground party."