"If you don't mind," said Joe with equal politeness, "I'll cheek that."

"Then why," she asked with equal politeness, "are you still hanging around?"

Depending upon mood, he spoke with equal politeness or disdain of wife, son, daughter.

"Only if I'm not intruding," he said with equal politeness.

"Pardon me," I said, with equal politeness, "but I have a special reason for wishing to know who purchased it."

Then he put a log on the fire with equal politeness and went away to bed somewhere overhead.

"Your servant, sir," Stapleton said, with equal politeness, and bowed before turning to lift the tray.

"Mr. Fraser has made other arrangements," Roger said, with equal politeness.

"I am exceedingly obliged for your kind opinion, sir," Jamie replied, with equal politeness.

Blackthorne pulled himself onto his knees and, though he was naked, he bowed with equal politeness.