"Cousinly" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... said Mrs. Ladybug's cousin with an odd smile. "Still, I could leave it once in a while to make a cousinly call." ...
— The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug • Arthur Scott Bailey
... amounted to an understanding. All Jewdwine's understandings had been with himself. But the very fact that he was not prepared to act on such an understanding made him feel as responsible as if it actually existed. Being conscious of something rather more than cousinly tenderness in the past, he really could not be sure that he was not already irretrievably committed. Not that Lucia's manner had ever taken anything of the sort for granted. He had nothing to fear from her. But he had much (he told himself) to fear from his own conscience ...
— The Divine Fire • May Sinclair
... happiness. 'I would like, if it were possible, to keep my old place as Mentor—we have always been such friends, dear, such true and trusty comrades; and I do not think that Mr. Blake will object to my cousinly surveillance. I could not afford to lose you out of my life, Audrey; so let me subscribe myself, now and for ever, your faithful ...
— Lover or Friend • Rosa Nouchette Carey |
