``Remember what I told you, son,'' he said. ``Hold up yo' spear here to some one of these gals jes' like the other fellows are doin','' and as he sat down he tried surreptitiously to indicate the Blight with his index finger, but the knight failed to see and the Blight's face was so indignant and she rebuked him with such a knife-like whisper that, humbled, the Hon. Sam collapsed in his seat, muttering:英文原著 · 《A Knight of the Cumberland》
Her face was suddenly flooded with red as she realized what she had been going to do, she who had exclaimed that every one has a right to their freedom. For an instant she had meant to go to Vere's room, to try to find out surreptitiously what Emile knew. A moment later Vere, coming back swiftly for a pencil she had forgotten, heard the sharp grating of a key in the lock of her mother's door. She ran on lightly, wondering why her mother was locking herself in, and against whom.英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
She had the unpleasant sensation of doing a surreptitious action, and she was an almost abnormally straightforward woman by nature. The book was large, and contained an immense number of inscriptions and signatures in handwritings that varied as strangely as do the characters of men. She turned the leaves hastily. Where had Emile written? Not at the end of the book. She remembered that his signature had been followed by others, although she had not seen, or tried to see, what he had written. Perhaps his name was near Tolstoy's. They had read together Tolstoy's /Vedi Napoli e poi Mori/.英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
Her warm nature protested against it. The love she gave to her mother was so complete that it had always assumed the completeness of that which it was given in return. But it might be so, Vere supposed. It was possible. She pondered over this deeply, and when she was with her mother watched for signs that might confirm or dispel her fears. And thus she opposed to the mother's new watchfulness the watchfulness of the child. And Hermione noticed it, and wondered whether Vere had any suspicion of the surreptitious reading of her poems. But that was scarcely possible.英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
Some heads began to spin; the Babel of voices became more confused, and the lads kissed the lasses less surreptitiously.英文原著 · 《AN ICELAND FISHERMAN》
"Perkins, sitting on the steps, gave a suppressed chuckle, which I think no one heard but myself. I was vexed with his levity, but, nevertheless, gave him a warning nudge with my toe, in payment for the surreptitious salt.英文原著 · 《Beauty and The Beast》