Earnestly in example sentence
She must pass it, to reach the staircase, and she would most undoubtedly have done so by this time, had not the sudden apparition of Mr. Pickwick's nightcap driven her back into the remotest corner of the apartment, where she stood staring wildly at Mr. Pickwick, while Mr. Pickwick in his turn stared wildly at her.'Wretch,' said the lady, covering her eyes with her hands, 'what do you want here?''Nothing, ma'am; nothing whatever, ma'am,' said Mr. Pickwick earnestly.