NERVOUSNESS in Classic Quotes

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1  I think we were both rather nervous.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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2  He grew nervous, and a horrible fit of terror came over him.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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3  Indeed, so far from being nervous, she was absolutely self-contained.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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4  His throat burned and his delicate hands twitched nervously together.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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5  His eyes grew strangely bright, and he gnawed nervously at his underlip.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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6  She laughed nervously as she spoke, and watched him with her vague forget-me-not eyes.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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7  As the hall door shut, Campbell started nervously, and having got up from the chair, went over to the chimney-piece.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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8  "Yes; she is a peacock in everything but beauty," said Lord Henry, pulling the daisy to bits with his long nervous fingers.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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9  The same nervous staccato laugh broke from her thin lips, and her fingers began to play with a long tortoise-shell paper-knife.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 4