The attitude of my new friends toward me was first one of polite reserve, and then that of friendly alliance.

He held the door open for Tory, and maintained his air of polite reserve as she dodged past him into the stacks.

Despite his polite reserve, she could still feel Picard's irritation.

Zurich is a city of polite reserve, solid prosperity and hard work.

This woman who bedded me for the better part of a year under the nose of her husband is now the picture of polite reserve.

The 1Lussian officer greeted him in English with polite reserve, concerned as he always was that, when Morgan called, there wfis trouble, somewhere, for someone.

She schooled her countenance to polite reserve.

Raleigh returned her greeting with polite reserve, for even though she was the wife of his uncle, she was a Zulu.

For all that, there is a polite reserve.

She would treat her with the cold, polite reserve that she used on the customers.