I said, feeling genuinely sorry for the well- mannered old donkey. "The Club of Queer Trades" by G. K. Chesterton

He was a polite, meek- mannered little man, very anxious in all the discussion to say nothing that could hurt the feelings of his prisoners, and I took a great liking to him. "London to Ladysmith via Pretoria" by Winston Spencer Churchill

So when Mr. Raymond came to the Mill, he found I was intelligent and well mannered. "The Spinners" by Eden Phillpotts