"Service to the State," she said, in the old formal mode.

When Grauel was distressed, she insisted on using the formal mode of speech.

And he persisted in using the formal mode with her.

Time to have a care with Grauel, who persisted in using the formal mode.

She did not like it when the huntress took the formal mode.

She used the most formal and distant mode of that word.

"I thank you for your welcome," Ayla said, still in a formal mode.

He sang the song of equals with her, though scored in a formal mode.

"It is not thee, sir," she began, then dropped back into a less formal mode.

To others the ritual of such a formal mode of address may be appealing.