Dirrul was amused as the distinguished scientists skillfully manipulated the conversation to create counter-arguments opposing his.
"The Instant of Now"
Irving E. Cox, Jr.
For a moment her eyes dilated almost with fear, and she unconsciously drew back, but Lady Bell, with a gentle pressure of the arm, drew her forward, and skillfully avoiding the dancers, took her to the further end of the room, where, in a recess lined with ferns and tropical plants, were arranged some seats so placed as to be almost hidden from the room, while they allowed the sitter a full view of it.
"Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir"
Charles Garvice
So skillfully did Sweep deal with this stubborn chimney that ever afterward it sent the smoke sky-high, as proper chimneys should.
"The Green Forest Fairy Book"
Loretta Ellen Brady