" Nothing is more deceitful, " said Darcy, " than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast."
And thank you to Coach Williams World Geography's second hour from Bethany, Oklahoma for selecting this Wednesday's word perfidious, which means deceitful and untrustworthy.
So if you hear your friend accusing a politician of using rhetoric as if they are being tricky or deceitful, remember that basically means, 'They're trying to use persuasion to persuade me! '
Thus one who is skillful at keeping the enemy on the move maintains deceitful appearances, according to which the enemy will act. He sacrifices something, that the enemy may snatch at it.