Both Uses of
decorum
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- He, whose notions of propriety and decorum were supersensitive, had not suggested even that an attendant should remain within call.
Chpt 8 *decorum = proper manners and conduct
- Womanly decorum would have suggested Marguerite should return coldness for coldness, and should sweep past him without another word, only with a curt nod of her head: but womanly instinct suggested that she should remain—that keen instinct, which makes a beautiful woman conscious of her powers long to bring to her knees the one man who pays her no homage.†
Chpt 16
Definition:
manners and conduct considered to be proper and in good taste