The Abbe de Sponde was incapable of giving his niece the slightest aid in her matrimonial manoeuvres.

All these motions were carried on with the most perfect ease, and as if without the slightest aid from the wings.

Without exception every pass in the Sierra was created by them without the slightest aid or predetermining guidance from any of the cataclysmic agents.

I had no hope of being able to yield the slightest aid to my poor horse-atleast none occurred to me at the moment.