He got up from his chair and moved over to the window, at the same time muttering absently to himself.

"Thank you," she muttered absently, as Natalie dragged her upright.

I've got things to think about," he muttered absently.

"That'll have to be seen to," her father muttered absently; but she had wondered how many weeks would pass before he got round to it.

"If I must," Morann muttered absently, and started to follow.

Dalton muttered absently to himself about how they must have been changed after he'd looked.

"And the creeks don't rise," Rick muttered absently to himself.

Light," he muttered absently, "you jump around like a drop of water on a hot griddle.

"Either that-or they think we're out of commission," he muttered absently.

"I must testify to the subcommittee," Brumado was muttering absently, like a man in shock.