There was a tiny cough from the doorway, and we disengaged to see that Alkland was standing there somewhat diffidently in the darkness.

The woman reached them and stood diffidently.

They must have found a sitter tonight, because here they were, with Terry standing diffidently just behind Annette, his hand on her shoulder.

A slight figure stood diffidently before him.

He was older than Rand, but he stood looking down at them diffidently.

Will slowed on a gentler, grassy slope as they came to a stile, and stood diffidently aside to let Jane climb over first.

When they were in the air-having waited for ordinary permission from the controllers-Ivan's man came back and stood diffidently two meters away.

One of the homespun-clad men of the settlement was standing diffidently at the Tayle-dras' elbow.

The Cyrinic knight, Sir Launesse, stood somewhat diffidently beside a burly, intricately curled and massively eyebrowed personage with heavy shoulders and a classical demeanor.

Permission was granted; and Herr Leeb, who had been standing diffidently to one side, was also given permission.