Her light flow of talk, and her lively familiarity of manner with a total stranger, were accompanied by an unaffected naturalness and an easy inborn confidence in herself and her position, which would have secured her the respect of the most audacious man breathing.
The chief person in the adventure was a total stranger to me, and may perhaps be a total stranger to you; but she certainly mentioned the name of the late Mrs.
Being informed (with considerable asperity of tone and manner) that this answer failed to account for the interest which appeared to have been inspired in him by a total stranger, Mr.
For the first time, for many a long year past, he felt personally interested in a total stranger. It might have been something in her eyes, or it might have been something in her manner.
Even at the time he had thought it strange that, on the strength of a single evening spent together, Nutty should have invited
a total stranger to make an indefinite visit to his home.
Approaching the village, he had been startled by seeing the dark gentleman (
a total stranger to him) stretched prostrate on the grass at the roadside--so far as he could judge, in a swoon.
London Spy BBC2, Monday So you're wandering down the river and you see
a total stranger.
Altruism means personally paying for the privilege of enriching
a total stranger. That's not what these people are doing at all.
