She did glance down at her dress, though, checking it for neatness, for secretarial properness.

How then can I, not having been birthed with properness become into one Genius on the instant?

The sun shining so hot that you could go in your house-dress but for the properness of it.

I want properness in my communication.

And it must be that you do all see with me in this matter, and commend me that I thought with properness.

And truly, you shall say, there was some properness to her heart, in that she could abide not but to watch me.