"That's outside your brief-and mine," the other answered sternly, with a wave of his hand.

"It is not time to go," the proud elf answered sternly.

I answered sternly, and set about the job, Scowl holding the poor woman's head between his knees.

You cannot go yet," he answered sternly, "so trouble me no more.

"I tell you nothing, Wife," he answered sternly.

Probably track Flattery down and run him through with a sword, she answered sternly.

"We have no 'noble ladies' here, only those who serve the lord with the great and good mind," Nikaia answered sternly.

"Man," he answered sternly, "I hope so, for whom else have I wanted to meet all these days?"

Then Mr. King's voice answered sternly, and there was quite a meeting in the middle of the farm-yard.

"It is the king's word, woman," I answered sternly; but my heart was split in two within me.