Alas, the obliqueness of the gibe meant that Europeans simply did not comprenday...
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So much so, in fact, that many postings to Zardoz were fine examples of the art of obliqueness.
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Eyes, piercing and black and large, with a traditionary hint of obliqueness, looked forth from under clear-stencilled, clean-arching brows.
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They were long, true, but set squarely, and with just the slightest hint of obliqueness that was all for piquancy.
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As Raikes resumed his chair, the Sepoy, recalling his glances from their mysterious foray, directed them, with curious obliqueness, upon his companion.
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The stubborn obliqueness of Chaudhuri's point of view, coupled with his relaxed, discursive pace, make the opening 50 pages of Calcutta something of a trial.