Rod hunkered down and muttered, "Just a little off-center-with English."

Rod muttered, "Fess, we're coming in at full speed.

Rod put his knife back and muttered, "Noisy neighbors!

"I don't think so," Rod muttered weakly and looked at Terry appealingly.

"I wouldn't have thought so," Rod muttered, "but I do seem to be seeing things that aren't there."

"Allergic to water, too, I guess," Rod muttered, and turned back to the knight, his own head whirling.

Rod muttered, "Nice of you to come ahead to meet us.

"I'll blast him into oxides," Rod muttered, but sense began to poke through his battle-madness.

"I never would have guessed," Rod muttered, turning away.

"Oh, I'm great at knocking over the first domino," Rod muttered back.