| 单词 | sotto voce |
| 例句 | Root, according to a witness, leaned toward friends and suggested sotto voce that they all cut away for cocktails. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He would mumble sotto voce, pausing now and then to emit a murmur that students caricatured as “nim-nim-nim.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t have your job, Sister, for a thousand a day,” said Beatrice sotto voce to the nurse. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z All that seductive, sotto voce epistemology can have a slightly soporific effect. Review: ‘Vinegar Tom’ and ‘Judith’ Examine Woman as Myth 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z At all hours, young men invite you sotto voce to a “coffee shop” à la Amsterdam. Why tourism is killing Barcelona – a photo essay 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Here, Bettany leaned into his camera and replied, sotto voce: “It was her snot. Anyway.” Marvel’s Latest Frontier? In ‘WandaVision,’ It’s the Suburbs 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z He was a dazzling stylist, but his rapping always had a riveting sense of proximity — a sotto voce intimacy that allowed you to feel the precise distance between his mouth and your ear. Perspective | Drakeo the Ruler wanted us to listen close. His death brings a disorienting silence. 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z He immediately bounces up again to greet Ritchie, who murmurs sotto voce encouragement — or possibly point spreads? — into his ear and claps him on the shoulder. Diary of a world premiere: Join playwright Rajiv Joseph as the curtain rises on his 'Archduke' 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z The ensemble showed outstanding control in the tragic rendition of the sotto voce theme of the variations movement, based on Schubert’s eponymous song. Despite some weather delays, the Jerusalem Quartet lights up Shriver 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Then Ansari dials down his loud and nasal drawl to sotto voce. The Productive Ambivalence of Aziz Ansari in His Comeback Netflix Special 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Soloist and orchestra both played with a delicate, sotto voce control in that movement. Music Review: From a Chair, Not a Bench, Exploring Brahms?s Poetry 2011-01-23T22:51:13Z Thiel operated in sotto voce fashion, secretly maneuvering to exact revenge and not surfacing until he had triumphed. What happens when billionaires battle gossipmongers? Prepare for explosions. 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z “I never wanted to live on Park Avenue,” she said, sotto voce. What I Love: Betty Halbreich’s Home Away From Bergdorf’s 2013-08-15T21:40:29Z She liked to sing over busy rhythms, but always kept her voice understated, delicate and sotto voce, as if she were sharing secrets amid the noise of the world. Perspective | Aaliyah was one in a million. In the streaming age, she still sounds like the future. 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z He likes to repeat the ends of his sentences in a sotto voce growl, which is unsettling, and his best friend is his backpack, which is possibly more so. The Middle 2010-08-31T07:00:00Z As fine as some of those performances have been, no one has accurately captured her throaty, sotto voce verbal style or mordant wit. There are many Gloria Steinems in ‘The Glorias.’ One of them was my boss. 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z "I hope it's not live when I get it!" she confided, sotto voce. Tamura: new sushi kappo open on Eastlake 2010-07-21T23:01:00Z “You have to stop bleaching,” he said, sotto voce. What Is the Color of Beauty? 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z The carping/sotto voce asides/backchat between scenes, Lizzie's lowered eyes and defeated body language, and Sarah's brattish precocity all add detail to a richly drawn relationship. Toby: Lucky 2011-08-16T18:15:02Z Every chief executive sitting front row at their brand’s fashion show and greeting guests with enthusiasm would later turn to the side and whisper, sotto voce, “the situation is complicated.” The Techlash Comes to Milan. So Does the Coronavirus Fear. 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Astrof and I were busy making sotto voce cracks from the back of the room when the first slide from the book appeared on the pull-down screen. Adam Mansbach: My year on the bestseller list 2012-12-12T01:00:00Z "I want to see your speed," coach Nolan Richardson said sotto voce, standing next to Jones at one end of the court. Marion Jones: 'I'm a sucker for a challenge' 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z The quiet intensity of a married couple not allowed to touch each other for 27 years is matched by their sotto voce conversations about stoking the revolution. Mandela in the Movies: 10 Films About Apartheid 2013-12-06T21:21:59Z When I raised my wrist and said sotto voce into the watch, “Hey Siri, is there a public bathroom nearby?” up popped a polite note: “I don’t see any public toilets. Sorry about that.” Apple Watch: A Test Run for Travelers 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z The sotto voce confidante of the female inner chamber? Woody Allen and his sisters 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Their introspective heroines and sotto voce tone seem to call for the searching close-ups of cinema. 'Seagull' and 'Sense and Sensibility,' From Bedlam Company 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Finally, sotto voce, with an apologetic wince or sheepish smile, anticipating the word’s being volleyed back in an affected Boston Brahmin accent: Harvard. The ‘H-Bomb’ Fizzles: The Harvard Brand Takes a Hit 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z In Hollywood parlance, this is known as “getting Cruised,” since similar motives were attributed, sotto voce, to Tom Cruise in his speedy divorce from Nicole Kidman. Magazine Preview: Ellen Barkin Is No Uptown Girl 2011-04-22T14:15:12Z They forced the Hollywood Jews to demonstrate that they weren’t cultural saboteurs, that they were actually Americans first and Jews ... well, Jews last, which is why, in Hollywood, Judaism was always sotto voce. Unlike His Peers, a Studio Chief Saved Jews From the Nazis 2014-04-11T12:00:02Z In the Shreveport Dorchester, a member of the local chapter of the Living-Dead Alliance gives a tearful speech while Bill and Nan argue sotto voce about vampire politics. True Blood 4x9: Love, war and sexy dreams 2011-08-22T12:30:00Z When White steps away for a moment, Kubzansky confides, sotto voce, "I think Paige is the next Meryl Streep." Pasadena Playhouse's 'Pygmalion' is more a rethinking than a revival 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z My grandfather maintained a nearly mute formality, speaking more words in French, sotto voce, with my grandmother, than in English. The Second Man in the Front Row: A Forgotten Story of the First World War 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z “Hi, Baby Cakes,” she said to the chihuahua/miniature pinscher mix, adding in sotto voce, “He is one of a bonded trio.” In Tennessee, the Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary welcomes two-legged visitors 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z It was his version of sotto voce, but it came out basso profundo, since he raised, instead of lowered, his voice when he spoke in this way. Kevin Starr will never be replaced: William Deverell remembers the historian and author 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z In an era of barkers, Mr. Lamar is a sotto voce rap star. Music Review: Kendrick Lamar Weighs in at Williamsburg Waterfront Park 2013-09-11T21:41:02Z Later, in another of her filmed conversations, Hilton speaks in a normal tone, a very intimate sotto voce... but also vacillates between that and her baby voice without thinking about it. “This is Paris” is a quixotic redemption story about what it means to be a human and a brand at once 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z “Less yoga,” I admitted, sotto voce, with a note of sacrilege. Skin Deep: A Yoga Devotee Finds a New Guru in a Personal Trainer 2011-11-22T19:35:25Z Just before I go, Page says, a little sotto voce: “I’m sorry I couldn’t show you the kitchen. But…” he continues, leaning forward, “it’s got a La Cornue in it.” Stairway to heaven: Jimmy Page’s castle is his home 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z Mostly, Mr. Edwards and his colleagues provided historical background in the sotto voce of commentators at a golf tournament. The TV Watch: Passion Versus Pageantry in Royal Wedding Reports 2011-05-03T21:47:28Z Other baritones have sung Macbeth with more power than Zeljko Lucic summons, but he brought telling vocal inflections to the music, including sotto voce singing to suggest Macbeth’s terror. Opera Review: Provocations at the Salzburg Festival 2011-08-16T11:30:19Z But his subsequent sotto voce remark, to the effect that he probably wouldn’t give any of the Manhattan Project scientists clearance under those rules, doesn’t appear anywhere in the 1,011-page hearing transcript. Column: 'Oppenheimer' is a great movie, but commits these historical blunders 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Seated next to him at a public hearing, you were in constant danger of laughing out loud at his sotto voce commentaries. Michael Neely, innovator and leader in L.A. homeless and drug treatment services, has died at age 74 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z In the well-practiced sotto voce of a veteran concierge, Mulholland offered an addendum: Only five of the explosions that damaged the building, he said, were from incendiary devices planted inside the hotel itself. Fathers shot, daughters killed in bombings: Ghosts of the blood-soaked Troubles haunt Northern Ireland 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z The result has been a more dynamic broadcast that has captured sotto voce moments among members not typically witnessed by the general public — and some have gone viral online. C-SPAN and cable news get a boost from the House speaker spectacle. 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z But until fairly recently, the symptoms of this physical experience have been cloaked in banal terms, uttered sotto voce if at all. Column: I'm glad Courteney Cox is talking about menopause. Now can we do something about it? 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z As a speaker, he displayed his typical audible range, going from sotto voce — leaning in and whispering into the microphone for emphasis — directly to fortissimo, while tapping on the lectern to drive the point home. ‘I can still stand’: Biden offers defenses and regrets in marathon news conference 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z At each turn, Grandma elbowed me and asked, not sotto voce: “What are they saying?” Perspective | My hearing isn’t what it used to be. But will I look old wearing an ear device? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Like a canny charismatic leader, Trump sotto voce embraced the authority of these predictions, for example, by promising to "drain the swamp." Fulfillment of prophecy? Yes, some evangelicals really do believe Trump is the "chosen one" 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z With her sotto voce insinuations and faint, condescending smiles, Scott Thomas makes a marginally warmer, softer Mrs. Danvers than most; she glides through the picture like a dagger sheathed in blue silk. Review: Armie Hammer and Lily James can't give Netflix's disappointing 'Rebecca' a soul 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z “I’m going to really let my hair down and get drunk in a pub,” he replies, sotto voce. Paul Smith: ‘I’m still blessed with enjoying every day’ 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z It was a sotto voce performance by Williams’s operatic standards. Serena Williams Is on Another U.S. Open Run. Is a Record Finish in Store? 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z It means that while noisily collecting US brownie points, Britain is simultaneously telling the Chinese, sotto voce, that Trump is the problem. Bullying Xi, predatory Trump: where does Britain turn in a divided world? 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z The first is the issue raised this week by former teammate Horace Grant, and indeed, sotto voce, by the film itself. The Last Dance is spectacular but leaves the real Michael Jordan up in the air | Barney Ronay 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z “There exists within the Trump team a sotto voce but durable conversation about the allocation of time and resources spent attacking the other guy versus defending the record,” Mr. McKenna said. Tara Reade claims reinforce Biden’s ‘creeper’ image, undercut campaign 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Their message, sotto voce, is: Let’s not all get our knickers in a twist. Opinion | Foot-dragging GOP governors are imperiling the whole country 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Tactics had to be communicated sotto voce and with a wink, which meant they largely weren’t. Opinion | Sensible Democrats, don’t repeat sensible Republicans’ 2016 mistakes 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z When Carlson loses her show at Fox, for example, she informs her lawyers that she feels demoted to second base, before turning to us and adding, sotto voce, “I hate second base.” “Bombshell” and the Perils of Topicality 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z In the background, his parents contend sotto voce with his fixation. Todd Haynes Rewrites the Hollywood Playbook 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z His Conservative rivals and some skeptics in Liberal Party circles had already been asking, sotto voce, who exactly that person was. Canada's Justin Trudeau says he's evolved since wearing brownface. Will voters accept that? 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z He didn’t, because, in that quaint day, it was apparent that a President offering a pardon to his subordinates, even sotto voce, was unimaginable. Another Look at Impeachment, at the End of a Long Summer 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z When Moore called, Yost answered in a whisper and stayed sotto voce. Humor helps Royals manager Ned Yost battle pain, age and a changing game 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z “I do believe that I deserve to be here,” she said sotto voce as the interview ended. Bianca Andreescu Is Rising in the Tennis Rankings Ahead of Schedule 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z I did tell you, he says, sotto voce. A rare interview with Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z It has been, in many respects, a sotto voce men’s tennis season, with the women’s game generating the lion’s share of the thrills. On a Wild Day at Wimbledon, Federer Exits and Nadal Hangs On 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z And then, sotto voce: do I have it? Big dick energy: what is it, who has it and should we really care? 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Cockburn produced a special edition of the Week devoted to the conference, reporting what was being said sotto voce by the delegates. Twitter, Trump and the distortion of the public sphere | John Naughton 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z Giselle said she was giving sotto voce advice to the Obama administration on Pakistan policy, and had the use of a White House office. She told them she was Hugo Chavez’s ex-wife and worked in the White House. And she’d make them rich. 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Small groups of residents plunked themselves next to the stage to converse — decidedly not sotto voce. Putting ‘Don Giovanni’ on a truck and returning opera to its roots 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z His preppy aesthetic, sotto voce style and preference for backstage maneuvering seemingly set him apart from his father-in-law — but the similarities outweigh the differences. Jared Kushner’s Role Is Tested as Russia Case Grows 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z There’s nothing sotto voce about their uninhibited, all-American enthusiasm or excellence. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z The migrants admit, sotto voce, that some are already thinking of leaving. Calais migrants get a lukewarm welcome in Normandy - BBC News 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Better to work sotto voce with the Clinton team until Mr. Comey made his public announcement in July that he was recommending that no charges be brought in the case. Cheryl Mills’s Legal Privileges 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Right now, foreign-policy liberals and some conservatives are pushing sotto voce assurances that Hillary will “get it right” on national security. Law and Order: Trump Unit 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Sophisticates argue, sotto voce, that Hillary in office will be the second coming of Bill and that beneath Donald Trump’s trade rants, he’s “fundamentally” a pro-growth guy. Hillary’s One-Term Presidency 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z “You just had a win,” he chided him, sotto voce, referring to the script. “Black-ish” Transforms the Family Sitcom 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Phrases like brut Champagne, carpe diem and sotto voce presented potential minefields of errors, making it impossible to follow pronunciation guidelines blindly. Creating a Computer Voice That People Like 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z The current lingua franca of parenthood is a rueful sigh, a sotto voce expletive and a desperate grab for a strong drink. I really love my daughter, but I’m not supposed to talk about that 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z One sotto voce argument the Obama Administration made for its nuclear deal with Iran is that Russia and Iran would return the favor by cooperating to settle the Syrian civil war. Obama’s ‘Dangerous Currents’ 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z “O Lucifer,” said Ned Goodman, sotto voce, as he knelt at a stone altar in a clearing far from town. In a new light : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Yet even so, Rubio himself has been notably sotto voce about immigration reform in recent days. The Trump effect: immigration remarks push GOP contenders sharply right 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The urgent sotto voce of a W.H.O. consultant whispering facts into the ear of a Pakistani politician just before he announces a fresh campaign round. The Final War Against Polio 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Smith’s words are delivered sotto voce, tumbling over themselves as the ideas issue forth at breakneck speed. Baileys prize winner Ali Smith: ‘We’ve always been up against the canon and the canon is traditionally male. That is what this book is about’ 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Modeling does not really work well, as even the cognoscenti sotto voce admit. Demystifying Economics: Finally A Fun Economics Book That Members Of Congress Will Enjoy 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z “And both will probably make the sotto voce argument that if Republicans want to appeal to Hispanic voters, they should nominate an authentic Latino.” The Meaninglessness of Jeb Bush's 'Hispanic' Voter Registration Claim 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z He moved lightly and valued light-footedness, as he valued sotto voce. Mourning a Husband 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Entirely coincidentally, around the time the donnybrook over The Interview began North Korea itself briefly enlisted, sotto voce, in the “occult war” against the gold standard. On Kim Jong-un, Paul Krugman And Smaug 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z “It’s a pretty memory,” he said, sotto voce. The Secret Life of Passwords 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Recently, I’m very surprised to hear myself muttering to my partner, sotto voce: “I don’t want go to the library.” When Library Time Means Screen Time 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z In Germany, many of them cooperated with the Nazis in the administration of death, not just in the Holocaust but even earlier in the sotto voce euthanasia programs that killed the mentally or physically ill. Brittany Maynard’s courage in dealing with death For so important an issue it is all rather sotto voce at the moment. Demis Hassabis - the artificial intelligence guru worth £400m to Google 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Hope still exists, but, as we may see so often, it must sing softly, with circumspection, inconspicuously, almost sotto voce. Society's Violent Habit in Iraq, Syria and the Middle East 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z For that reason, support for us is often expressed sotto voce, as though people are afraid to stir up the old conflict. "No one expects to need an abortion ..." A Q&A with Dr. Chastine 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z This music has been largely unsung, or only sotto voce till now, and it has been thrilling to get to know Gay Guerrilla, one of the pieces I'm performing this weekend. Radical thinking: reviving American music's pioneering spirit 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Sexual politics aside, if they ever are, Fading Gigolo has a wistful tone, and a love of outlandish romance played sotto voce, that connect it less to its star than to its costar. REVIEW: Turturro’s the Stud, Woody Allen His Pimp in Fading Gigolo 2014-04-18T22:03:55Z Many Republicans admit, sotto voce, that they are uncomfortable with the party’s lurch to the petty and paranoid side of the spectrum. Texas politics: Stupid season 2014-02-27T16:07:00Z He did add, sotto voce, that “the real barrier to entry is that you have to be willing to duct-tape your phone to the top of your car.” Google’s Road Map to Global Domination 2013-12-11T16:54:21Z For decades, Cuba’s garrulous citizens discussed politics sotto voce and barely referred to Fidel and Raúl Castro by name, even in their own living rooms. Within Cuba’s Revolution, Glimmers of Tolerance for Voices of Dissent 2013-12-07T21:29:32Z Were the reporters and columnists from papers and news organisations right, left or centre displaying genuine fascination with unfolding events, or were they just groaning sotto voce? Twitter casts new light on blanket royal baby coverage 2013-07-28T08:02:01Z And yet for any parent naming their child Alexander, it must be hard not to hear the phrase "the Great" sotto voce immediately afterwards. What's behind the name George Alexander Louis? 2013-07-24T19:29:16Z Dipping to sotto voce, he cautioned, “Don’t be bamboozled.” Obama fires opening salvo in health-care law campaign to enroll uninsured 2013-05-10T21:07:58Z At the next break in the taping, he tells Knight, sotto voce, "Sometimes I ask dumb f------ questions." Scorecard From The Edge 2013-02-12T05:00:00Z “I still remember the smell of the grass,” he said sotto voce. Special Report: Wimbledon: 20 Years Later, Agassi Recalls Ecstasy and Agony of Victory 2012-06-22T17:59:45Z "Surely," she said, sotto voce, "if this is what Christian Science teaches, Raymond does not understand the book which he has taken away from Carol." A Soldier's Son 2012-04-27T02:00:37.640Z I heard my aunt say sotto voce that she distrusted dark people. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z He would say whatever he thought — arrogantly and loudly, if that suited his purpose, or sotto voce, with a conspiratorial arm around someone’s shoulder, if that seemed likely to work better. An Appraisal: The Straw That Stirred the Cosmos 2012-04-03T00:29:41Z From that moment they were Friends, intimate, confidential, high-thinking, sotto voce friends. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z The day the first review by a friend of mine at The Times ran, Howard, in passing him the next night at the theater, said sotto voce, “A most auspicious debut.” ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Howard Kissel, A Man Who Relished Culture 2012-03-01T16:03:00Z "In the kingdom down by the sea Lived the beautiful Annabel Lee," I quoted, sotto voce. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z As I am not partial to either, I admit I was a little disconcerted, until a young man at my elbow interpreted, sotto voce, the jargon into "Corned fish and roast lamb." Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The poor old lady had a tired-out, unhappy appearance, the dissatisfied-looking daughters yawned, and the sons talked, sotto voce, on farm matters and neighborhood gossip. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z "Reminds me of a loose faucet," said she, sotto voce, to Dr. Bellair. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z We’ll create a sensation in the town when we get home—if we ever do?” sotto voce. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z Caste is a delicate subject in Indian life, spoken of only sotto voce. India's Way: India?s Boom Creates Openings for Untouchables 2011-12-22T03:02:26Z You would do good service if you could,' he added, sotto voce. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z On one hike we led, with mostly retirees, a twentysomething told me, sotto voce, “I’ve never seen old people get so excited.” City Room: Answers to Mushroom Questions, Part 3 2011-10-26T15:00:35Z “Find them more gamey, I presume,” was Mr Weston’s sotto voce remark. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Will you make these inquiries for me sotto voce? Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z "I shall tell him something he doesn't bargain for—the born idiot!" added the squatter sotto voce. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z Quotation from Old Dimple,” he added, sotto voce. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z By the end of the nineteenth century, militarists in Washington and the media were angling for war with Spain and, sotto voce, its stable of dependencies. How we became a nation of warriors 2011-07-31T16:01:00Z The Marchesa's reply—if such it can be called—was delivered sotto voce, yet was distinctly audible. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z Mark the contrast of the old man sleeping on the stone steps, with the young mother, unseen within, singing sotto voce her cradle song. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z "Hurrah!" shouted Boston, sotto voce—in fact, very much sotto voce—"we will indeed sup at the doctor's expense to-night, bless him!—eh, boys?" Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z Sometimes, especially in the company of the profane, they are uttered sotto voce, as if to satisfy the secret conscience. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z A friend sitting next to me in the audience turned and asked, sotto voce: 'Why his he doing this to himself?' HP's war of words 2011-07-11T09:44:19Z Still, most of the wooing by Atlantic City casinos has been sporadic and sotto voce, perhaps out of fear of turning off customers who are not gay. Gay Bar Opens in an Atlantic City Casino 2011-07-08T17:23:49Z "Game on," she said, sotto voce, when he shook her hand in the well of the House of Representatives on the day that she became prime minister. No we can't! 2011-07-07T15:27:46Z The accomplished counsel made a remark sotto voce. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z "It was worth my while to faint!" she owned to him, sotto voce, when he came up to say "Good-night." Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z "You don't deserve me to speak to you," said Lady Dora, in a vehement sotto voce. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z But Sal's sotto voce reply that the stranger was a witness attending court seemed to be a reasonable explanation, and the fact that the translator did not seem to recognise him promptly relieved his mind. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z We had all risen and the last remark was made sotto voce. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z I should have mentioned that while the squirrel was barking she uttered some very pretty sotto voce notes of two kinds,—one like what I have often heard, and one entirely novel. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z "And never been outside the Territory!" commented Hardy Atkins sotto voce. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z Rev. Josiah Nerve felt a little strength return and he managed to say to the policeman, in a husky tone, "Good day," and sotto voce, "Good by." Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z "Well, I shall sing for you; a little song sotto voce, all to ourselves." That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z My own notion would be to begin softly—almost sotto voce—in a timid manner: 'Hear, O King;' and then to rise into a crescendo as the strain proceeds 'and grant me my Petition!' That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z Perhaps the lawyer was never more delighted in his life, than when his clerk protruded his phiz inside the office-door, and announced sotto voce the arrival of General Harding. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z "What do you think it was?" asks the Captain, also sotto voce. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z "A trifle freezy for so warm a room," he whispered, sotto voce, as he turned to meet Willie, who was approaching, leaning on the arm of his foster-sister. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z By all accounts progressive in his private life, Stern nevertheless has employed the kinds of sotto voce appeals to our lower selves that we typically reserve for putting people in Congress. Versus: David Stern vs. Roger Goodell 2011-03-25T15:57:29Z Some other instructions were delivered to the same sotto voce. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z "Cabs full of stuff keep coming," was the gentleman's sotto voce comment. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z “That’s a carnero, now!” says the Mexican, sotto voce; as he speaks, coming to a stop and laying hold of the other’s arm to restrain him. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z "A little gentleman after all," remarked Anna sotto voce; but they were in the room where in the farther part lay the old man with closed eyes apparently asleep. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z She will repeat sotto voce what he says to her, suggestions of pride, &c.,—and then, raising herself to her full height, in a voice of thunder will bid defiance to the evil spirit. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z I said to him in sotto voce, "Your pants are down." The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z Their jokes were often sotto voce, and when the prince laughed they laughed in sycophantine imitation. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z Well, I admire your courage,--as I admire every thing else about you," he adds, sotto voce, and with a Blight inclination of his head towards her,--"but I cannot permit it. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z "What on earth is a shin?" puts in Geoffrey, sotto voce. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z "Why, Gabriel," said Walter, looking round in great surprise, "I never heard you say so much in praise of Hubert before;—or, indeed, of any one," he added, sotto voce. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z You could make it practically sotto voce, and it amused Syd. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z “Different people deal with grief in different ways,” she responded wisely, sotto voce. Metropolitan Diary: A Bus Ride Goes for a Song 2011-02-14T03:20:53Z "Hear, hear," said the occupant of the breakfast table, sotto voce. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z The story always told about him sotto voce, whether true or not, was that he worked his way up through the security services filming people in love nests. The Tragedy of Hosni Mubarak 2011-02-13T15:00:00Z "Of me?" puts in Lilian, sotto voce, with a faint laugh tinged with bitterness. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Casey obstinately clung to his original statement; but of course no longer urged it publicly—only sotto voce to our mate, and one or two others, who, with myself, were counselling him to apologise. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z They had only hailed us to make some trifling inquiries; and I heard Louis, sotto voce, send them au diable!—for now the weather lowered darker and darker, and every moment was precious. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z It was earned in sotto voce to the rear; and the horses, strung out for a hundred yards, came to a stand—one behind the other. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z As he joins her going out, she asks, sotto voce:— “C’est arrangé?” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z "If you encourage my mother she will end by telling you Lady Belle is a beauty and a reigning toast," says Guy, sotto voce. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z After listening awhile to his angry soliloquy, and interjecting sneering comments sotto voce, Geta and Ph�dria conclude that it is time to act. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z All this was of course said aside, and sotto voce. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:28.110Z They sang, always sotto voce, but the sustained accent of those deep voices lent to the terrible words their full energy. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z “What do you think it was?” asks the Captain, also sotto voce. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z "Oh, she likes old maids," says Mr. Chesney, sotto voce, sinking back once more into his lounging position. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z We had tea sotto voce, and then, one by one, despite the amazing discomfort of the drawing-room chairs, we dozed off to sleep. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z "Really," I found myself saying, sotto voce, "all this is scarcely worthy of being the cause of deserting the right, setting sound principles at defiance, and of forgetting God and his commandments!" The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z We found them all impatient, at being “hove to,” and no doubt many curses escaped, sotto voce, against the d—d Yankee, as our boats shoved off, from their sides. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The dentist, assuming that I knew the situation, asked me, sotto voce, how long I thought it would be before "papa took a tumble to himself." My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z "And I wouldn't wonder too," says Michael, sotto voce. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z "Ask her to dance—she needs it," murmured Joan sotto voce as they approached. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z "Or receive it either, I believe," said Sir Thomas, sotto voce. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z “Never mind,” growled Crooks, who was under the impression that his remarks had been sotto voce. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z Something she said sotto voce to her mother reached my ears. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z I had become what I had long desired: a respectable God-fearing man— "Now, look out for a special bit of rascality;" sotto voce, interjected the chair. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Bringing a Softer Side to Policing in China By CHENGDU, China — Like an urban drill sergeant, Tang Shenbin paced on a city square, sternly inspecting his nervous charges, issuing sotto voce commands with military authority. Chengdu Journal: Bringing a Softer Side to Policing in China 2010-12-01T22:19:00Z Less well-known is that dancers often talk to one another during performances — sotto voce or turned away from the audience. Ballerinas Take New Approach: Talking 2010-09-17T02:20:00Z Now he's pacing, brow furrowed, throwing his arms around, talking sotto voce into his cellphone. Just get us there, already! 2010-08-03T17:01:00Z There was always a "pairing off" after dinner or supper; surreptitious rendezvous in the obscure cosey corners; sotto voce conversations, not intended for my ears. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z At that point Mr. Gates said something sotto voce and indecipherable to reporters to Mrs. Clinton, who laughed heartily. Clinton and Gates Visit Koreas? Dividing Line 2010-07-21T08:25:00Z Dave Lindsay, a professional caddy, imagined a fan asking sotto voce, “Is that your 9-wood, Tiger?” an allusion to the number of women with whom Mr. Woods is alleged to have consorted. Letter from Europe: Home of Golf Buffeted by a New Wind 2010-07-15T13:20:00Z “I want to see your speed,” Coach Nolan Richardson said sotto voce, standing next to Jones at one end of the court. What Makes Marion Jones Run? 2010-04-30T21:08:00Z Back in the day, there was such a thing as your “library voice,” which was pitched above a whisper but well below normal conversation, the sort of sotto voce used to deliver shameful apologies. | The Lost 'Library Voice' 2010-04-09T14:48:00Z “Oh, dear! oh, dear!” he added sotto voce, “I wonder whether they have gone.” Lady Maude's Mania It was with difficulty, punctuated by sotto voce exclamations, that the girl mounted. The Trail of Conflict A footman who looked like going to put the suggestion into practice was loftily, but sotto voce, rebuked by his superior, and abandoned his intention. A Poached Peerage It was a good mile to the Grand Union, but Barrifield explained sotto voce as they entered that it was the only place for steamed soft clams in town. The Bread Line A Story of a Paper "As if there was any necessity to bring lesson books out of doors," he had muttered sotto voce, withdrawing himself a few yards, however, and relapsing into an irritated silence. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 “Dreadful man!” said Mrs. Gifford, sotto voce, as the door banged viciously. The Valiants of Virginia "Talks as though he meant it," commented Regan sotto voce to himself, as he peered earnestly into the fitter's face. The Night Operator "I do hate to go about looking like an old market woman, with my arms full of brown paper parcels," murmured Alma, sotto voce to her sister. Nancy of Paradise Cottage I remarked, sotto voce: "Did you expect to find ink in him?" Life on the Stage "Surely," answered Jacot, then, after consideration, in which his beady eye seemed to size up Kennedy, he added, sotto voce, craftily, "Would Mr. Morehouse be—er—interested in Watteau's F�te?" The Social Gangster Not receiving further orders, he occupies his time by sniffing at the flowers and making remarks sotto voce to his companion violinist on the botanical beauties of the flora. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 14 1890 “The cunning old rogue,” exclaimed Nick, sotto voce, to his neighbour, Frank. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa The demands made upon Scotland Yard for men had at first evoked surprise, which later developed into sotto voce ridicule. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall The rest of the company made it abundantly clear that Bindle had expressed its sentiments, and Ruddy Bill subsided into sotto voce blasphemies. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle At the rehearsal he sang sotto voce in order to save himself, and he supposed that she was doing likewise. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday As they entered Humble was extolling the virtues of his dog, to the broad grins of his companions, who constantly added amendments and made corrections sotto voce. The Orphan “What a pretty room!” said Miss Matey, sotto voce. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Isobel said, sotto voce, "Secretaries invariably do all the work, why is it that men always nominate a woman for the job?" Black Man's Burden Then follows the whispering of the Huguenots and Puritans, commencing sotto voce, and gradually increasing to a forte at the close. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers “Who the mischief cares for yours, you monkey!” muttered I sotto voce. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 Eloi," murmurs, sotto voce, another young gentleman in delicate health, "Have my flask filled, eh? Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia Such were the sotto voce accompaniments that filled up the intervals till they arrived at the great drawing-room, where Kate Dalton sat. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life “Keep a sharp lookout here, Mac,” he said, sotto voce. The Bartlett Mystery This he accomplishes by using his voice too much and too loudly in the sotto voce parts, so that all the duos become trios and the quintettes, choruses. Physiology of The Opera “Let her break her neck, if she wants to make a fool of herself!” snapped Sue, sotto voce. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure "Yes—your poor father," says Dicky Browne sotto voce, feelingly and in a tone rich with delicate encouragement. Portia or By Passions Rocked "My way is to knock a man down, when he gives me any back talk," remarked the Major, sotto voce, taking a fresh chew of tobacco. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign "I'll want to punch his rotten old head off the minute I set eyes on him," remarked Shorty, sotto voce; "but the character and dignity of the staff must be maintained." Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys Here Gen. Sleeman laughed, and said sotto voce: 'That boy ought to be put in command of our cavalry, instead of being shot.' Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles “Heaven forbid!” said an old and wary one, sotto voce. Devil Stories An Anthology "So glad she has at last arrived at a just appreciation of her own powers," says Dicky, sotto voce. Portia or By Passions Rocked And the speaker, remarking sotto voce, that here was luck to the winner, drained his glass with a smack, set it down, and lounged into the smoking-room. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 He couldn't resist flicking his antennae forward to catch her sotto voce conversation with the co-pilot; it was so seldom you got the chance to learn what others were saying about you behind your back. Health Lessons Book 1 And the tetrarch added in the sotto voce of thought, “So did Elijah.” Mary Magdalen "Quite too utterly consummately, preciously intense?" mutters Terence, sotto voce, regarding Kit sideways, who returns his rapturous glance with one full of ineffable disdain. Rossmoyne Goldsmith sat next Glover that night at the club, and Glover heard the poet repeat, sotto voce, with a mournful intonation, the words,— "I don't think he'll wish to come back." Old and New London Volume I “That poor man acts like a lunatic,” said I, sotto voce. p. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Partridge woodpeckers flocked in, drolly jollying each other and making much talk, sotto voce. Old Plymouth Trails This was the prelude to "Where is My Wandering Boy To-night?" rendered in a way, Bill remarked sotto voce, calculated to keep him wandering. Aliens "Sit down, dear boy," he says, sotto voce and very sadly. Rossmoyne "Really," I found myself saying sotto voce, "all this is scarcely worthy of being the cause of deserting the right, setting sound principles at defiance, and of forgetting God and his commandments!" The Redskins; or, Indian and Injin, Volume 1. Being the Conclusion of the Littlepage Manuscripts Then as to the cause; he considered it could never be spontaneous combustion, but always accident, unless, indeed, in an exceptional case like the present, said Mr. Holt sotto voce. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement It owed something to sotto voce, and something to the way the finger is sometimes laid on the nose to denote acumen. When Ghost Meets Ghost A great state should have high and humane and considerate laws nobly planned, nobly administered and needing none of these shabby little qualifications sotto voce. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman But all the same, pardner,” he added sotto voce, “if I was in your place I wouldn’t bank too much on holding them claims with a lead-pencil.” Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp The second part, sotto voce—note the feminine endings—reminds us of the muffled music of a military band as it passes by. Music: An Art and a Language "Order! order!" said the Speaker, sotto voce; and, to avoid the beginning of the sundering of friendship, Chaplain read prayers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, March 15, 1890 The General murmured sotto voce:—"Before they were born." "... we must admit that their case is absolutely exceptional—absolutely!" When Ghost Meets Ghost “Write it down on ice,” said Eve, sotto voce, mimicking her elder sister’s tone. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love “Yes, you want to get this,” put in Bunker sotto voce, “he knows every big word in them books.” Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp “Lucien,” asked Rob sotto voce, joining me on the veranda, “why don’t the cats you speak of catch that lot of mice?” Our Next-Door Neighbors “Guess the conversation was pretty much all on one side, wasn’t it?” asked Rutherford, adding sotto voce to Houston, “as on the present occasion.” The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West His lordship was addressing a prisoner at unusual length, when he was interrupted more than once by a sotto voce observation from his then clerk, who was very impatient when the luncheon hour drew near. Law and Laughter Jacob Isaac snickered, and remarked sotto voce: "He talks hisse'f maw 'n the res' of the ladies." St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated "Don't be flurried," he said, sotto voce; "there's plenty of time, and they are bound to wait for us!" The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly "Must I do that?" she said sotto voce. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V To his neighbour of the left, who was Lady Bliss, he spoke sotto voce of "our variegated friend," and felt that he had disposed of him. Love and Lucy "What shall we do with her?" inquired the Recorder, sotto voce, of a brother magistrate who appeared to be associated with him on the bench. Hidden Hand "He seems to be possessed with the one idea," he remarked, sotto voce, then turned to Seltz again. The Ivory Snuff Box “And I’m broke, too,” he added, sotto voce, dropping off his horse and sinking into a chair. Hidden Water "Ahem!" said Leslie, involuntarily pulling up his collar at the words "distinguished company," while "Good gracious—how did they know that we were coming?" was the exclamation of Joe, to Bell, sotto voce. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 Then, with soft beguiling tone––and a few sotto voce remarks, for he hated cats––Morrow began a deliberate attempt to entice the kitten across to him. The Crevice This Irish captain vouchsafed the remark sotto voce that he was glad to be captured, that he'd been trying to get out of the d—n Confederacy for a year. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 Martin felt pleased, and said sotto voce, “Chuck it, Turtle; you’re out of it, old boy.” The School Queens “But I’m hungry, all right,” he remarked, sotto voce. Hidden Water “Well, as we shall all start in that same direction to-morrow morning, bright and early––” “Not all of us bright, but presumably early,” put in Bobby, sotto voce. The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret "It will be a real treat," she added sotto voce, but loud enough for her sister-in-law to hear. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School No demonstration followed the appearance of the ladies, the men remaining quiet, and contenting themselves with comments sotto voce on this last political development, and with speculations as to how the newly enfranchised would vote. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III “Fellow, indeed!” observed Phillis, sotto voce; for she had a vivid remembrance of the stranger’s commanding presence and pleasant voice. Not Like Other Girls Sally goes on, half sotto voce: "You can recollect your own name, I suppose?" Somehow Good “Now, isn’t that just like her?” said Bobby, sotto voce. The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret "These fellows are sitting down to supper with bombs under their chairs," he said sotto voce. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar "Not at all in his usual form, at any rate," put in Mr. Thurwell, sotto voce, from the other side of the table. The New Tenant "Never enjoyed anything so much," said Grahame sotto voce, his eyes on Everard. The Art of Disappearing “Who is this creature?” she asked sotto voce. The Free Range Then to himself sotto voce, 'Now that I've got back to this old quiet place I'll soon have my rotten nerves right again.' Border Ghost Stories Or could it be sotto voce remarks of the bird himself? Little Brothers of the Air But before getting out of hearing I heard one of the board say, somewhat sotto voce, "That's a mighty young looking voter." The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 His grandson, however, who was present, qualified this sweeping statement by the remark, sotto voce, that many of them were "nothing." The Huguenots in France Fleet of foot, she gained it, thrust an arm between the huddled women, and, taking the foolhardy girl by the sleeve, said, sotto voce— 'Come! The Convert Oh, my stars!" he added, sotto voce, "if fight and night ain't a rhyme made unbeknown. The Children of Wilton Chase "I'd like to kick you down stairs, you young villain," he added, sotto voce. Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success This latter observation is added sotto voce, and is evidently not intended for the Professor's ears. Happy-Thought Hall Captain Winstanley swayed himself slowly backwards and forwards upon the heels of his boots, and whistled to himself sotto voce, with his eyes fixed upon some lofty region of empty air. Vixen, Volume II. After diligently tossing a book from one hand to the other for some minutes, he observed, sotto voce, ‘That’s a more decent old fellow than I gave him credit for.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster "He has probably thrown it away," said Ferdinand Morris, sotto voce. The Erie Train Boy "I shall soon have as great a horror of Gaza as Samson had," said she, sotto voce. The Bertrams Then, sotto voce, “Yon schooner is a beauty, and no mistake; but she is not going to be allowed to run away from this clipper if I can help it!” The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" "What adventure?" he chuckled softly with a sotto voce of scoffing asperity as if there had been no earlier adventure on the metallic toilet floor. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais A few other misguided individuals, of the male sex, offered and accepted bets sotto voce on the chances of the Unknown appearing. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath This they carry on sotto voce with ardent admirers of the male sex, who, though regular frequenters of the reading room, are no more literary than themselves. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis "The old fool!" said Miss Todd, by no means sotto voce. The Bertrams “That eliminates the vitamins,” he said, sotto voce. Cum Grano Salis In the tenth, the excitement quiets a little, and the variation begins sotto voce. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations Frank cooled down; and as he passed by me said, sotto voce; "I guess we can stay all summer now, if we want to." Twenty Years of Hus'ling He apologized sotto voce for sitting down with me in corduroys, as well as for being an "imbecile." Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis And then there was a little conversation carried on between these ladies so entirely sotto voce that the reporter of this scene was unable to hear a word of it. The Bertrams "Diawl!" said Bill, sotto voce, as he again got possession of the ball. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 It can only be made tolerable by careful observance of the "sotto voce" at beginning and gradually increasing in power up to the fortissimo in the fortieth measure. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations It was not as sotto voce as he meant. The Golden Judge But as I whispered, "Throw me those slippers," and Ida Mary said sotto voce, "What dress shall I wear?" we heard a muffled chuckle through the thin walls. Land of the Burnt Thigh "It's a little of both," said Miss Todd, not sotto voce. The Bertrams Maw spoke to me in an aside: “I wisht I could believe everything I see and hear,” said she, sotto voce. Maw's Vacation The Story of a Human Being in the Yellowstone The opening move51ment begins with a sotto voce syncopation that is very presentative of the curious audible silence of a forest. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions “I am becoming curious,” was the sotto voce reply, “to know upon what model you found your conduct, Mr. Giddings.” Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic In vain did the noble knight charge him, sotto voce, from the closet with perfidy and fear; Jacques was not to be turned back. The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 The vote was taken in rotation, and was also delivered sotto voce. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse The caution is spoken sotto voce, so that the prisoner may not hear it. The Death Shot A Story Retold It was adapted to a very pretty melody, and as soon as she had sung it, sotto voce, my pretty friend exclaimed to another girl, “Only think, the rye from America knows that song!” The Gypsies He fawned on Abbot while he was in the tent, but he was scowling and gritting his teeth when he left; and I heard him cursing sotto voce, until he suddenly caught sight of me. A War-Time Wooing A Story Deeds in Europe, almost amounting to miracles, were attributed to his genius, and became current talk among the natives when they spoke sotto voce of Rizalʼs power and influence. The Philippine Islands “It’s understood that I get the credit for this job,” he informed her, sotto voce. Joan of Arc of the North Woods With heads close together, they converse for a while, sotto voce. The Death Shot A Story Retold "He is evidently in the habit of going about breaking people's pet china and mending it again,—knows all about it," murmurs Sir Penthony, sotto voce, with much interest. Molly Bawn “O my God!” groaned Birnier, sotto voce, and he abandoned the effort to explain combustion. Witch-Doctors As Dan returned to his seat after one of his short absences with the dead, he flung a glance toward the other couple and remarked, sotto voce. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls In an agitated deep sotto voce, he said, "Sauce to the Count." John Forster Of course, it was sotto voce, as it were, for he's the king pin of the Christian Science row, and it never would do to let it get about. The Brentons "That is an invaluable man, that Charles," murmurs her ladyship, sotto voce. Molly Bawn The latter sentence, be it observed, was spoken sotto voce, and required, as indeed it received, no reply. Kate Coventry An Autobiography "An' a nice way they use it," sniffed Carry sotto voce. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn "She herself must be a most successful one," says Mr. Monkton, sotto voce. April's Lady A Novel “Not the first time a man has obtained rank through his ‘baggage,’” observed one of the officers, sotto voce. Newton Forster The Merchant Service "Not very," says Mr. Luttrell, sotto voce, his eyes fixed on Molly. Molly Bawn So the ball went merrily, with, as usual, abundant love-making in mute signs and in sotto voce parlance. Gryll Grange "It's a wonder the wonderful Jim Clay didn't say it," muttered the irreverent representative of the degenerate rising generation sotto voce. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn He glances here at Joyce, and continues sotto voce, "You look as if you had it." April's Lady A Novel The main street is so wide that it would be quite impracticable to do as they do in Holland, namely, sit at the door and converse, not sotto voce, with your opposite neighbour. Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2 I’ll never advertise again if this is what it means!” sighed the lady sotto voce. More about Pixie “And she wouldn’t be having one now if we hadn’t succeeded in throwing off the rule of a certain person named Eastman and her friends,” muttered Bob sotto voce. Betty Wales Senior "Well, I 'm blessed," said one old gun captain, sotto voce, "be they come out against us with wimmen!" For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution "It's Madam President, you ninny geese," corrected Buff Miles, sotto voce. Christmas A Story Her eyes flashed like gunpowder as she uttered this, sotto voce it is true, but still loud enough to be heard half across the room. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author "I don't think I know your friend," Wilkinson was saying, sotto voce, in Mr. Osgood's ear. White Ashes Flame's Mother turned and confided sotto voce to her husband. Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs "Do you know," said Rose, sotto voce, turning and bending merely his head to me, "I thought I heard you scream, and that you were dead." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 E.g., sotto voce—under the voice, i.e., with subdued tone. Music Notation and Terminology And I whistled "Hail, the Conquering Hero" sotto voce, as Dalmar-Kalm, with a smile like a dose of asafœtida, counted out the amount of his lost wager. My Friend the Chauffeur "This is a good lead," remarked Charlie, sotto voce; "follow it up, Pierre." The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems My prayer-mat was next Narayan Singh's, and it was interesting to hear him curse the Prophet sotto voce while pretending to vie with those robbers in fervid protestations of faith in Islam. The Lion of Petra Even Glen sat up, scratching his head, and remarking sotto voce to his wife: "Ain't I always said he was an Indian?" The Emigrant Trail "Patton only said 'pants' when he was talking for publication," he told her, sotto voce. Dearest "I do hope she won't wear things like that when she's in—ahem!—our motor-car," I remarked sotto voce, as Terry and I stood at the gate, watching, if not speeding, our parting guests. My Friend the Chauffeur Even Lady Moreham's face relaxed, and her eyes followed them with a wistful expression, as she remarked, sotto voce, "How sweetly they look!" All Aboard A Story for Girls Sharp,' he added, sotto voce, 'come with us; I may want you.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 Mrs. M'Gregor, betraying, in her interest, real suspicion, murmured sotto voce: "Then she is a patient?" The Golden Scorpion "He talks well," said the Bibliomaniac, sotto voce, to the Minister. Coffee and Repartee She must have thought of Mrs. Potter Adriance, for suddenly she wanted everything she saw, and said so, sotto voce, to Mr. Barrymore. My Friend the Chauffeur Quietly the boy tells him, "There's none in the house, sir," to which the worthy host replies sotto voce, "Dry a dock leaf." The Social History of Smoking "My head, if you please," murmured young Brown sotto voce. Marie Gourdon A Romance of the Lower St. Lawrence He turned them over, speaking some of the names in an inexpressive sotto voce; and then began doubling them up, one after the other, and letting them fall on the floor beside him. Wych Hazel "Don't twist my words, you old owl!" said Musli, naturally sotto voce. Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul "I do not," replied Coristine abruptly, and added, sotto voce, "thank goodness!" Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life My dear Jane," he said, sotto voce, "there are several things which these children do which will astonish you very much. A Little Mother to the Others "I hope she is satisfied now," said Jane sotto voce to me. When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth When he sent a remonstrance against her singing sotto voce on the stage, she said she might be forced to cry, but not to sing. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag Not all of their remarks were pronounced sotto voce, and among the card players, who were again drinking champagne, the jokes aimed at Ingigerd and Achleitner were particularly loud and coarse. Atlantis "But for all that," said he, sotto voce, "it may be easier to get in than out." The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars It so chanced, too, that remarks were passed about him to his parents and brother, sotto voce, which, strange as it may appear, managed in some unaccountable manner always to reach his ears. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories "I will investigate your case further," decided Colonel Grau, after another sotto voce conference with the general. Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross I asked him if he had any new songs, and he accordingly gave me a selection sotto voce. Fanny Goes to War "It seems to be epidemic," murmured Nan sotto voce. The Moon out of Reach "How do you like your tandem, Bluebell?" asked Cecil, "and how far do you expect to get before Mr. Vavasour upsets you?" added she, sotto voce. Bluebell A Novel "It's exceedingly probable," cried the inspector, sotto voce. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia The last observation was made sotto voce, and with the serious manner of a man who uttered it under a deep sense of religious truth. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One "I don't think!" he concluded sotto voce to Davis, as that individual, sitting down on the next cot began preparing his wounded arm for the ministrations of Sister Marthe who had just entered the ward. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police This last was sotto voce, but Mollie's quick ear caught it. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week "I like our own better," said his wife, sotto voce, which was a worthy sentiment and should have been openly expressed. The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure "If the d——d brutes were not killed," muttered the colonel, sotto voce, and with a look of the most intense hatred. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Did the latter hum, sotto voce, "And a good Judge too!" with other selections from Trial by Jury? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 29, 1892 If Waymouth noticed this sotto voce conference he gave no sign. The Ramrodders A Novel There is some complaining sotto voce of the other boss, who, it appears, is a hard taskmaster. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Mr. Cavendish went over to Mr. Balfour, and they held a long conversation, sotto voce. Sevenoaks "May the God of battles aid us," muttered the convict, sotto voce, as though fearful we should catch his words and fears. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia There is hardly necessity for further record of the curiosities of stage whispers; but here is a story of a sotto voce communication which must have gravely troubled its recipient. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character "Princess, queen!" he murmured sotto voce, and Win might have had the privilege of exchanging a smile with him on the strength of the joke, but thought it might be wiser not to have heard. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl Later, he sidled up to the Hattie's skipper and said in an earnest sotto voce, "Gib me dime." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 "Of course he can," said Grim, sotto voce. Acton's Feud A Public School Story I asked, sotto voce, of the Boy, expecting sympathy which I did not get. The Princess Passes Below him planters, merchants, lawyers, and politicians were now listening eagerly, now commenting sotto voce, while beyond them the nondescript population swayed and exclaimed. Lewis Rand One of these asked my travelling companion sotto voce, "Is he after metal mines?" The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People Well," she demanded, sotto voce, "what of the arrangement? Simon Called Peter Gog and Magog sing, sotto voce:— Oh, huddle near us, cherished ones! Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 19, 1892 "I don't know what to make of it," said Mrs. Paynter sotto voce. Queed "Worse still, you will lose your head," answered my companion sotto voce. Atlantida "But as for my testimony helping to send him over the water--" "Or under!" sotto voce. Half A Chance It begins with lovable simplicity, which is broken for a time by an expressive and characteristic passage marked sotto voce. Edward MacDowell She and Margaret French discussed the matter a little, sotto voce, while Margaret went on with the invitations and Lady Tranmore made a French toy dance and spin for the babe's amusement. The Marriage of William Ashe "Learning exactly how a cheroot factory ought to be run?" he asked, sotto voce, as they left the second floor. V. V.'s Eyes "Killing people as a broad international policy!" mused Hugo sotto voce, as if this were a matter of his own thoughts. The Last Shot Antonyms: inaudibly, sotto voce. alphabet, n. symbols, letters, crossrow; rudiments, elements, a b c. Putnam's Word Book "Not the first time a man has obtained rank through his 'baggage,'" observed one of the officers, sotto voce. Newton Forster And Mrs. Simpson gave a rapid, sotto voce account of the visitors' arrival, their lunch, Mrs. Sarratt's sad looks—'poor little lady!'—and much else. Missing "Put-on-your-hat!" ordered Hen, sotto voce; and again repressed further remarks seething within her. V. V.'s Eyes "A clock, sir," translates the sergeant, sotto voce. The First Hundred Thousand It is a very ordinary thing for me to meet 'friends,'" he replied, sotto voce, "for I have many. A Young Girl's Wooing "IOm not worried about you," he said in an indifferent tone with a sotto voce of disgust. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America I have only been at home six weeks, you know, and I did not know I was poaching on your manor,” she added sotto voce to Julius, who could not but answer with warm thanks. The Three Brides The gentleman to whom she was thus indicated gave one swift, searching look and exclaimed sotto voce, "Dante's aunt!" What I Remember, Volume 2 "How are things on the left, sir?" was the Major's sotto voce inquiry. The First Hundred Thousand "Well," remarked Mr. Muir, sotto voce, "if I were a young fellow, there's a trail I'd follow, and not that will-o'-the-wisp yonder." A Young Girl's Wooing It was a cocky American gesture with the sotto voce of one insinuating by touch an inhibition to touch at all. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America “And so she has been,” said Julius, fervently, but sotto voce. The Three Brides She was quite impatient and peremptory, though sotto voce. Richard Vandermarck "Just full of it," he murmured, sotto voce. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator He listened attentively to the preliminary explanations given him sotto voce by Endicott. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk His disdainful tone had the sotto voce of exasperation as if she were the pesky fly who should be shooed away. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America Shun sitting next the wight, whose drone Bores, sotto voce, you alone With flat colloquial pressure: Debarr'd from general talk, you droop Beneath his buzz, from orient soup, To occidental Cheshire. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 327, August 16, 1828 "Please, squire, who be the gent from Warwickshire?" says Peregrine, sotto voce; "I cannot tell what the dickens his name is!" A Cotswold Village One morning after greeting the dogs at the door, he was heard to remark sotto voce. Arizona Sketches "Why, Eleanor will expect me tonight; and I've so much to do; and—" "Much to do!" said the archdeacon sotto voce; but the warden heard him. The Warden But the mendacity, now reverberating in memory, seemed more spurious than it had two weeks earlier when she had articulated it sotto voce within the wisps of her breath. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America He stalked out into the verandah, put his hands in his pockets, and resumed the Recitativo of Moses, sotto voce, in the garden. The Woman in White "If I lived here, I certainly shouldn't feel quite at ease on a windy day," continued Chupin, sotto voce. Baron Trigault's Vengeance Nothing else was put in their place, and they remained sotto voce, as it were, in his mind. Ann Veronica, a modern love story Good save the woman!" he broke out, sotto voce, "she's a born natural! Margret Howth, a Story of To-day "I don't care," she said indifferently but with a sotto voce of acerbity. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America But Mr. Pappleworth nodded his head in the direction of the boy, and the talk went on sotto voce. Sons and Lovers His listeners laughed heartily; and the concierge, after exchanging a significant glance with the valet, said sotto voce, "Zounds! it's his business to be a handsome fellow!" Baron Trigault's Vengeance I think—yes, I went on in a pleasing blend of the casual and sotto voce, 'The fact of it is, sir, I happen to be your son-in-law, Capes. Ann Veronica, a modern love story "Then I am the one to interfere," said Carrie sotto voce. Wild Kitty "Stay here for the night," Bell growled, sotto voce. The Crimson Blind I wouldn't have you miss it,' added Olive in hoarse sotto voce. The Trespasser "An Israelite in the house of Dagon!" he said, sotto voce, as he approached him. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger Diana was chiefly employed in listening to the sotto voce inanities of Mrs. Sheldon, for whom the girl showed herself admirably patient. Birds of Prey She went down to the kitchen for a sotto voce confab with Emmie. England, My England "The person is casting covetous eyes at the bishop's pretty ewe lamb," Colonel Beston observed to Mrs. Guthrie Brimston sotto voce. The Heavenly Twins The last sentence was uttered sotto voce, as he descended the stairs. A Strange Discovery "Oh, well," he said, in a droll sotto voce, "if it is coming down to a family difference we will continue it in private." The Philistines As you know, Rogers, or as you ought to know; for I think I have never concealed my views—' 'No, you certainly have not, old man,' put in Rogers sotto voce. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary It is the Poet who adds, sotto voce, 'behind him he leaves TEARS.' The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded But her lips "ran o'er with honey," as Jess Morse quoted, sotto voce. The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause And, "Oh, my dear," said Mrs. Phillips to her, sotto voce, "isn't he utterly charming!" Bertram Cope's Year "I second it," roared Tom Bently in his big voice, adding sotto voce: "We won't let the fun be spoiled for a little thing like that." The Philistines Then she called Reginald to her, and lectured him, sotto voce, to the same tune. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day "Seeing you never have had that pleasing employment," said Jasper sotto voce, on the rug before the fire. Five Little Peppers Grown Up When the girls walked off to one side he gave a wink at Trirodov in their direction, and said in a sotto voce: "A flower garden, eh?" The Created Legend "Of course, if you like, you can play the mad woman," said Grandcourt, with sotto voce scorn. Daniel Deronda “And touching,” said Psmith, “the matter of noise, must this business be conducted in a subdued and sotto voce manner, or may we let ourselves go a bit here and there?” Mike Old Miss Newton’s attainments could not have been great, for her answers to my inquiries were decidedly funny, and prefaced sotto voce with, ‘What a child it is!’ Chantry House “That chap’s done well,” said Johnson sotto voce as they went on. The History of Mr. Polly "Kind folk, these, sir," he continued, in what was meant for sotto voce, and for my ear alone, but it was more like the growling of a mastiff puppy than any thing else. Tom Cringle's Log "What you think has nothing to do with it," said Grandcourt, his sotto voce imperiousness seeming to have an evening quietude and finish, like his toilet. Daniel Deronda "Oh, lor'! and it's lovely!" said Maria, sotto voce, as she was leaving the room. Light O' the Morning "A pupil of Madame would naturally learn how to shuffle the cards," said Lady Esmondet, a trifle cynically, and, sotto voce, "I am too awfully sleepy to take you in, Lady Esmondet," said Blanche, yawning. A Heart-Song of To-day He was, so to speak, to be best man, sotto voce. The History of Mr. Polly "Philip seems very happy, doesn't he," said George, sotto voce to Mrs. Bellamy, who was sitting next to him. Dawn It was the same song that I had heard in St. Augustine; only the birds here were in a livelier mood, and sang out instead of sotto voce. A Florida Sketch-Book "And touching," said Psmith, "the matter of noise, must this business be conducted in a subdued and sotto voce manner, or may we let ourselves go a bit here and there?" Mike and Psmith "What a fib that was!" said Toady, sotto voce. Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories Again Gerald spoke, sotto voce: 'I have not been spoken to in that way since I was at school.' Dracula's Guest "Heaven forbid!" said an old and wary one, sotto voce. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales "I knowed it!" caviled Lazy Daisy sotto voce to no one in particular. Old Lady Number 31 Did any body, she says sotto voce, to herself, ever put vision on such an ensemble countenance? Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 09, May 28, 1870 By the way," he remarked sotto voce, "those two young men over there at the head of the stairs are newspaper reporters. Betty Gordon in Washington "Yes, I suppose she must so remain in her deepest nature," he replied, sotto voce, "but is there any need for small secrecies?" The Earth Trembled "I know," said Philip; and Maggie buried her face in her hands while he sang sotto voce, "Love in her eyes sits playing," and then said, "That's it, isn't it?" The Mill on the Floss Another time he would exclaim, sotto voce, "I didn't order coffee last Tuesday," and that item would vanish. Great Fortunes from Railroads We saw this and so, during the first two courses, talked sotto voce to one another,” and made no attempt to open up communications. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler O, no, Cousin Julian," she replied, sotto voce, "only on the sofa with our dear cousin Bel. From Jest to Earnest Hunting said, enviously, sotto voce, "I think such conversation at a public table wretched taste." Opening a Chestnut Burr "He is a wonderful fellow," the old gentleman observed, sotto voce, indicating Marsh—"one of the keenest business men I ever met." The Silver Horde As she disappeared down the steps, Mr. Codge remarked, sotto voce: "She isn't as rabid as she was, is she?" West Wind Drift She clasped her hand nervously, and was indebted to the Professor for the sotto voce hint, 'twelve nines,' before she uttered 'a hundred and eight.' The Two Sides of the Shield This was added sotto voce to his mother and the girls. Castle Richmond "If I didn't look any better than some people," said Thomas, sotto voce, "I shouldn't look in a glass very often." Try and Trust Here was another unexpected interference with his work, and Shirley, sotto voce, expressed himself more practically than politely. The Voice on the Wire She had only time to say, sotto voce, "Girls don't tell everything," when the maid announced, from the door, "Mr. Strahan." An Original Belle "You must have had a very affecting time in making up with Amelia Stone to have stayed out so late," she remarked sotto voce. Without a Home Then he added sotto voce, "If you hear anything more under twelve or fifteen hours, I'm off my reckoning." Taken Alive Before very long Maynard remarked sotto voce, "If you aid in healing the wounds made by the Yanks, Miss Baron, who will heal the wounds YOU make?" Miss Lou I made the third, but I sang different words—thus: "Pater Emilian, oh! thou numskull"—sotto voce to my cousin; then we laughed on for at least half an hour. The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 "So did we," my wife replied, sotto voce. Driven Back to Eden This latter was said sotto voce, and was a practice he continued to adopt in presenting me to his several friends through the room. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2 "Is that one of the city beaux you were telling us about?" asked her father, sotto voce. Taken Alive "What am I to do?" asked Marvel, sotto voce. The Invisible Man Victoria would have gone crazy--supposing such a thing possible,' he added, sotto voce. Beechcroft at Rockstone "One word in your ear," murmured the detective, sotto voce. Number Seventeen "Yes; in this room," said the doctor, rather sotto voce. The Kellys and the O'Kellys But the tall man and the short man conferred sotto voce and let it be known that they had suspended payment of confidence currency for the time being. When Egypt Went Broke Walker Farr heard sotto voce murmurings of men in his vicinity. The Landloper Much disappointed, they went dolefully in the rear, grumbling sotto voce their conviction that there would be no wind to-morrow, and that it was all 'Fangs's' fault in some incomprehensible manner. Beechcroft at Rockstone "No tongue for her, please; she is supplied," remarked Mr. Burroughs sotto voce; and Dora, with a little mutinous glance, passed her plate with,— "A slice of tongue, if you please, Mr. Legrange." Outpost Reading the only legible words of the inscription in sotto voce, he sighed drearily. God's Good Man "What is the matter with him?" said Robinson, sotto voce, indicating George. It Is Never Too Late to Mend "Nor on more humane and generous grounds," said the Major, sotto voce. Aaron's Rod "I thought the Russians ate blubber," observed Harold, somewhat unfeelingly, though I don't think he saw the joke; but I managed to reassure him, sotto voce, as to there being something solid in the background. My Young Alcides Then she raged at him—of course, sotto voce. The Town Traveller —Our mutual friend's stories are like himself, Mr Bloom apropos of knives remarked to his confidante sotto voce. Ulysses To an inquiry who was his companion, the constable answered sotto voce, "Gentleman from Bow Street, come to see if he knows him." It Is Never Too Late to Mend "An added attraction," sotto voce from the professor. The Window-Gazer He made these reflections sotto voce; and Father Absinthe's curiosity was aroused. The Honor of the Name That woman's up to some mischief," she exclaimed sotto voce, "and so is Lennie! Thelma In my mind I endorsed Mrs. Grant's sotto voce remark as she left the room: "No wonder the house is like a King's house, when the mistress is a Princess!" The Jewel of Seven Stars Pass up this sotto voce autobiography of an X if you like. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million Saunders, who knew himself the cause of this question, replied, sotto voce, "His lordship is a viscount." Christie Johnstone The second boy explained to his mother, sotto voce: "Mother, he made us hungry out of his book." Peg Woffington And he is pleased as a child at a pantomime—the Winsleigh "at home" is a show that amuses him,—and he makes sundry remarks on "'im" and "'er" in a meditative sotto voce. Thelma That lady was having a discussion, sotto voce, with Ashmead; and if she had been one of your mumblers whose name is legion, even Zoe's swift ear could have caught little or nothing. A Woman-Hater Curl your hair with tongs and take dancing lessons from a tango lizard or go in for a course of sotto voce sayings from a French portrait painter, but you'd still remain the Nice Boy. Who Cares? a story of adolescence He approached his lord mysteriously, and said, sotto voce, but impressively, "This is low enough, my lord." Christie Johnstone Then the housemaid drew a jew’s-harp from her pocket, and struck up a lively waltz sotto voce. The Hand of Ethelberta Mr. Slope again pointed out to his patron that he thought he was perhaps not quite wise in his decision, and this he did sotto voce. Barchester Towers Lady Temple made a few explanations, sotto voce, to Alison, whom she always treated as though in dread of not being sufficiently considerate. Clever Woman of the Family ROBERTS, sotto voce to his brother-in-law: 'I think I'll ask you to go with me to my room, Willis. The Garotters "Are you unwell, dear?" said she sotto voce. Hard Cash "The Doctor was formerly a lecturer in a medical college," said "Squills" "sotto voce" to Rachel. The Red Acorn "Mr. Slope," said two or three at once almost sotto voce. Barchester Towers "It's all right, Milt," he said sotto voce. A First Family of Tasajara WILLIS, sotto voce to Roberts: 'You weren't anywhere! The Garotters At Alfred's smile and address Colls fell in love with him directly, and assured him sotto voce, and with friendly familiarity, that now was his time. Hard Cash "I am, of course, standing in a row," said Nikky, sotto voce. Long Live the King! "Are you sure you remembered him, papa?" said Kitty sotto voce. Sally Dows "It's a great pity gals should be so curious," she said, sotto voce, to Thatcher, when Carmen was in one of her sullen moods. The Story of a Mine "I—think," murmured Greta, sotto voce, "you see one way—and he sees another—because—you are not one person." Villa Rubein, and other stories What had we better do, mother?" said he, sotto voce: "there must be some mistake. Hard Cash The other witnesses say not a word; but they declare, sotto voce, the reason for their silence. The French Revolution - Volume 2 When Cowan returned from his hopeless task, blowing and wheezing, he heard sundry remarks, sotto voce, which were not calculated to increase his opinion of his physical condition. Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up He replaces them all by faint sensations, and especially by pronunciation of words sotto voce. The Analysis of Mind "She was the mistress of Napoleon, son of Jerome, you know," said Prince de la Moskowa to me, sotto voce, "now she is Louis's mistress." The Memoirs of Victor Hugo |
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