The simple directness of the spoken word has been allowed to stand.

The simple directness of the question seemed to rob it of its impertinence.

The sheriff, however, saw nothing consequential in the inquiry; he answered, with simple directness-

He told the whole story with the simple directness that was natural to him.

In some inexplicable fashion, he found her simple directness disconcerting.

But he took them into his confidence with simple directness.

She closed her novel as he approached, looking up at him with simple directness.

It was evidently the truth, and given with the simple directness which characterised the child.

But they are very interesting in their simple directness.

She continued to speak with the same simple directness.

She spoke with a simple directness that could not fail to impress the most sceptical.

She folded her slim white hands on her knees and spoke with a simple directness.

In his simple directness a man who knows how to treat disease is a doctor.

Yet he answered her bootless question with simple directness.

Sometimes its simple directness was like a child's honesty.

Hilliard was now in command of himself; he spoke with simple directness, as his desires dictated.