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His activism surprised Ifemelu—he seemed a little too urbane, a little too cool, to be in the students’ union government—but also impressed her.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Americanah (2013)

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When they reached the house he helped her to get out of the carriage, and making an effort to master himself, took leave of her with his usual urbanity, and uttered that phrase that bound him to nothing; he said that tomorrow he would let her know his decision.

Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (Translated by Constance Garnett)