This was not true. Angelique had studied the Intendant in mind, person, and estate, weighing him scruple by scruple to the last attainable atom of information. Not that she had sounded the depths of Bigot's soul--there were regions of darkness in his character which no eye but God's ever penetrated. Angelique felt that with all her acuteness she did not comprehend the Intendant.英文原著 · 《The Golden Dog》
Thus far this Author: but as I said
before, I undertook this Discourse of the Mechanical part of
Money with Scruple, so I do leave it with Alacritie.英文原著 · 《A Discourse of Coin and Coinage》
My wishes were scrupulously fulfilled; and the nuns were dreadfully frightened when they heard that I had been an actress at Paris. But the Archbishop promising to answer for me, and to take all their scruples on his own conscience, they consented to receive me. I could not trust myself to take formal leave of the nuns of Anticaille, who had been so kind to me, and towards whom I felt so gratefully. So I wrote my farewell to them after privately leaving their house, telling them frankly the motives which animated me, and asking their pardon for separating myself from them in secret.英文原著 · 《A Fair Penitent》
The mother accepted without ado; but presently, when they were already on the way to Saint-Denis, she was by way of having scruples, and made a few civil speeches as to the possible inconvenience two women might cause their companion.英文原著 · 《A Second Home》
"You mustn't do that before the coffee and liqueur," said Raffles laughing. "Have a small Sullivan first: it's the royal road to a cigar. And now let me observe that your scruples would do you honor if old Carruthers still lived in the house in question."英文原著 · 《A Thief in the Night》
"Just the way of all these grand folk," said he to himself outside in the street as he looked about for a cab. "They lead you on to talk with compliments, and you think you are amusing them. Not a bit of it. They treat you insolently; put you at a distance; even put you out at the door without scruple. After all, I talked very cleverly, I said nothing but what was sensible, well turned, and discreet; and, upon my word, he advises me to be more circumspect in future. I will take good care of that! the mischief take it! I am a notary and a member of my chamber!--Pshaw!英文原著 · 《A Woman of Thirty》
When I agreed to be your lover, I felt quite sure that my disdain for your vulgarity and astounding lack of scruples would preclude any chance of my developing feelings for you.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
I hope it is not vulgar in me to suggest that you find some way to overcome your scruples.美剧 · 《Downton Abbey》
But it's much too important to me to let scruples get in the way.美剧 · 《Downton Abbey》