But instead of answering, Lil only gave her silly, shamefaced smile. She didn't seem to mind the question at all.
"Sublime Words" is not showing shamefaced ly, but reserved ly.
We had little idea of how we would cope, whether we could provide an education for the children, and if three months later we would be home, shamefaced, saying 'Oh, it just didn't work out'.
There was a long silence, and my father looked shamefaced.
And when his wife was looking as shamefaced as she currently did, he assumed that he would be apologizing for something, and fairly soon.
