The prisoners must, if they were genuine Englishmen, have felt rather low-spirited.

Doll thought he was a very decent chap, though rather low-spirited.

It would not be worth mentioning for its own sake, but I was wakeful and rather low-spirited.

He is a rather low-spirited man of thirty-five or more, of good appearance and address, and iron self-command.

Indeed, he appeared rather low-spirited.