And thus it might have remained, but for Robert Boyle, a rich well-connected Englishman, who was interested in alchemy but embarrassed by his interest.
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And how makers of big cars and trucks will ever be able to convince drivers to feel anything but embarrassed about a vehicle that gets four miles per gallon is among their biggest challenges.
He thought of asking one of the hotel staff, but felt embarrassed.
He said people who received the food parcels were "extremely grateful" but some were embarrassed to ask for help.
Foreign punters flirted with local stockmarkets in the year before the Asian financial crisis, for example, but were then embarrassed by the losses they incurred.
Mr Fischer, who was represented by Daniel Tivadar from law firm 3 Hare Court, said there was a brief discussion and he returned to his seat but felt "embarrassed, humiliated and angry".
At first, I felt embarrassed, but little by little I got used to their teasing.
Some protest their innocence but most are so embarrassed that they quickly walk off.
But I would be embarrassed if we don't at least make the UK Sport target of 10 to 15 medals.
But he was apparently embarrassed to be caught eating ice cream when the South African Ambassador was approaching his mother's office.
He said the stadium was "really important to the city" but the firm was embarrassed about the old ground being empty.
Alex looks slightly embarrassed, but the radio crackles and spares his blushes.
He promised a thorough background check on his choices to replace both men but then was further embarrassed when the website Deadspin.com uncovered that new basketball coach Eddie Jordan did not have a degree from the university, as his official bio claimed.
Mr Dennington said he was aware of several councillors who needed the allowance but who would be "embarrassed" to have to say so.
But at the risk of being embarrassed again, I think the day is finally upon us.
But many old people are too embarrassed and ashamed to admit they have got a problem.
Pollsters give Mr Le Pen 15%, but as many potential supporters are embarrassed to say they will vote for him, his real popularity may be higher than the polls suggest.
Turnbull did much better shortly after when he got down well to save Anelka's shot but by then Boro had been embarrassed and outplayed by a Chelsea team missing seven first-team players.
We are usually embarrassed to acknowledge it, but love, leadership, and high performance are intimately connected.
The issue is not that women feel forced to stay at home and be barefoot and pregnant, but more that mothers who work feel embarrassed to ask for what they need.
"You should say, 'Listen, I don't want to make a big deal of this, but I want you to know I embarrassed myself and this isn't like me, ' " Ms. O'Neill says.
He looked slightly embarrassed as he did it, but the self-promotion paid off.
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My Uncle was mildly embarrassed by the entire episode, but should not be, because the techniques used to propagate these scams have become so advanced that the educated and computer savvy among us are not immune.
But NFA spokesman Ademola Olajire says the comments have embarrassed the country.
But the stolen Heartland documents exonerated, rather than embarrassed, the skeptic movement.
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But many members of the Congressional Black Caucus were embarrassed by her actions, and she was forced to apologize on the floor of the House.
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