It came from a chamberlain who hesitantly emerged onto the terrace.

Boys emerged hesitantly from the stables to see to their horses.

But now, more than a century after slavery was abolished in Brazil, these settlements that hint of Africa, known as quilombos, are hesitantly emerging from their traditional isolation and poverty.

As soon as we reached the summit, the sun emerged hesitantly from the fog.

Flute continued to play, and after a time a white- bearded man in a smock made of unbleached homespun emerged hesitantly from the forest.

Betty bleated in dismay from beneath the wagon, hesitantly emerging only after Jennsen called repeated encouragement to her.

There was a prolonged humming; the strip emerged hesitantly, lengthened.

Rhodan emerged somewhat hesitantly from behind the low storage shed.

Her small, soft, pink tongue emerged hesitantly, and she tentatively licked the warm, slightly moist shaft.

Doors gave off the main chamber on both sides into smaller sleeping alcoves and from these, at Fax's bidding, his women hesitantly emerged.