She acted like she was trying to protect him.
He said she had acted irresponsibly.
Having finished speaking to her, the Emperor looked inquiringly at Balashev and, evidently understanding that he only acted thus because there were important reasons for so doing, nodded slightly to the lady and turned to him.
Friends and strangers alike acted out their stilted scenes before dropping onto the page as words again.
I did not then know why Belle acted in this way; but I knew she was not doing as I wished.
