1 She had never seen her mother stirred from her austere placidity, nor her personal appointments anything but perfect, no matter what the hour of day or night.
2 Moreover, there was something personal, exciting about a town that was born--or at least christened--the same year she was christened.
3 Frantically she cast about in her mind for some other topic of conversation which would not be so personal but which would divert Mr. O'Hara from the purpose of his trip.
4 Most of what he was saying went over her head, as did any conversation that was not personal.
5 But she wanted to give him something more personal, something a wife could give a husband, a shirt, a pair of gauntlets, a hat.
6 It was the greatest feat of the war, and Atlanta took pride and personal satisfaction in the thought that its railroads had made the victory possible.
7 He could never be inveigled into personal conversations, try though she might, but now with no angling on her part, he was talking about kissing.
8 "I don't care for such personal conversation," she said coolly and managed a frown.
9 "Why--" began Uncle Henry, irritated at the feminine mind which thought only of personal things when broad issues were involved.
10 It was entirely personal, a malicious action aimed directly at her and hers.
11 Mostly of having life suddenly become too real, of being brought into personal, too personal, contact with some of the simple facts of life.
12 But her self-control was severely tested many times, because of the personal questions they asked and because of the smug and condescending attitude they displayed toward all things Southern.
13 There was contempt in his one eye, not a personal contempt for her, but for her whole sex.
14 She knew that an Irishman with a determination to get somewhere was a valuable man to have, regardless of what his personal characteristics might be.
15 And he seemed to take it as a personal affront that I did not starve but put my poker playing to excellent advantage and supported myself royally by gambling.