The British lady, the British gentleman too, seems to cultivate a natural Repellence.
"Weighed and Wanting"
George MacDonald
Many of the houses are taken down each fall and re-erected in the summer; and as we walk on through the street, these quavering shanties of pine combine with the jail-like appearance of the heavier stone buildings and the harsh hills and clouds around, all in a strange effect of utter Repellence.
"A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees"
Edwin Asa Dix
It gave her the impression of a very sober and serious Dutch house, but an impression, too, of reserve, Repellence, pride, grudge and refusal....
"Dr. Adriaan"
Louis Couperus