The set of his mouth suggested that he was angry, and Lindsey felt the dull colour rising in her cheeks as she wondered why. BNCB
Thus jade, the material held most precious of all by the Chinese, was assigned by Kluge to his fifth and lowermost grade on account of its dull colour and lack of transparency. BNCB
`;Do you really think so little of yourself that that could be all I wanted?'; she stabbed back and was pleased to see dull colour rise in his cheeks. BNCB