_:vb6873887 "And so it had always pleased M. Stutz to expect great things from the dark young man whom he had first seen in his early twenties\u2009; and his expectations had waxed rather than waned on hearing the faint bruit of the love of Ivor and Virginia\u2014for Virginia, M. Stutz thought, would bring fineness to a point in a man like Ivor Marlay, [\u2026]."@en . . _:vb6873884 "Her presentation pleased the executives."@en . _:vb6873886 . _:vb6873887 . _:vb6873884 . _:vb6873885 . "1" . _:vb6873883 "(ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to."@en . _:vb6873887 "1922, Michael Arlen, \u201CEp./1/1\u201D, in \u201CPiracy\u201D: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:"@en . _:vb6873885 "I'm pleased to see you've been behaving yourself."@en . _:vb6873883 . _:vb6873886 "Our new range of organic foods is sure to please."@en .