Christopher had said very little, smiling stiffly as the others spoke.

She smiled stiffly at Nicola and said, "Why don't you start a conversation about horses?"

Lottie smiled stiffly through the pain in her hands.

It was meant, Stephen knew, as a friendly comment; he smiled stiffly.

Like a ghost, I smiled stiffly to myself.

He handed the paper back, smiled stiffly and walked back to the kitchen.

Julius forestalled an embrace by extending his hand, smiling stiffly.

His eyes narrowed and grew hard, then he stiffly smiled.

Cashel backed against the wall and smiled at the secretary standing stiffly beside him.

Deveney, smiling stiffly and drawing an obviously deep breath, followed him an instant later.