The third poem has a darker yet more confident tone than the others.

"But a valid one," Charles said in that same confident tone.

When she spoke again, it was in a less confident tone.

Michelle picked up on the confident tone in his voice.

He took a deep breath and put a confident tone into his voice.

"Now these are cool," she said in an even, confident tone.

He started again, this time in a most confident businesslike tone of voice.

"Now the question before us is where do we go from here," he said, his tone confident and firm.

He then added, in a much less confident tone, "Only one thing.

"I can take care of myself," said Julius in a confident tone.