Alas, their grief and contriteness of heart would be too late.

There was no contriteness in his heart; no impression had been made upon him.

She did not appear convinced by his contriteness, but accepted the gesture all the same.

But this mood changed abruptly into contriteness.

Their hands open in supplication, their faces the very picture of contriteness, they all began pleading with him at the same time.

As the leading business institutions of this State have been exposed in recent months, their lack of contriteness has been their unifying characteristic.

When he had caught up with her, his contriteness was such that she was willing to believe he had not meant to insult her.

Illusion, but effective: Belinda ducked another curtsey in a show of contriteness, and when she lifted her eyes it was with no hint of merriment.

Contriteness can only come after we have sinned.

"I'm sorry, Your Grace," she said with a stab at sincere contriteness.

"I know it, by Jove!" cried Henderson, in quick contriteness.

"I am inexcusably awkward," he avowed with engaging contriteness.

"Sure, an' I'm sorry for that," he said with blushing contriteness; "it will not happen again."

"Salvation is in contriteness," the monk went on, for that was what the sly scoundrel had invented.

"I hate to ask," said Cody, "but if Gerardis shows-whatthen?" He was still a little skittish with contriteness.

"Little puppet," Vincenzo said with sincere contriteness, "I am sorry," and then he leaned forward and kissed Bobolito on the cheek.