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• But this not satisfying the querist, the voice again repeated the demand, to which he answered louder than before; and now the door was opened by an old woman with cautious reluctance When we got in he welcomed me to his house with great ceremony; and, turning to the old woman, asked where was her lady. —  Oliver Goldsmith
• 167.).--A querist is in conscience bound to be a respondent; I therefore hasten to tell you that Dr. Watt (_Biblioth. —  Notes and Queries, Number 75, April 5, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
• But this not satisfying the querist, the voice again repeated the demand: to which he answered louder than before; and now the door was opened by an old woman with cautious reluctance When we were got in, he welcomed me to his house with great ceremony, and turning to the old woman, asked where was her lady? —  English Satires
• They look right and left for some one to relieve them from the dilemma of appearing disrespectful either to the querist or to their absent husbands--they perceive that he is unacquainted with their duties on this point, and are afraid he will attribute their silence to disrespect. —  Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
• If we show embarrassment or offer conflicting answers, the querist is persuaded that we are, as indeed he thought, vapouring sentimentalists, not at all accustomed to live in a world of clear ideas and unyielding facts. —  The Open Secret of Ireland

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