"So this is home for Christmas," he muttered to no one in particular.

Then a man came to the king and muttered in his ear.

He would walk behind people muttering in his own private language until they gave him money not to.

"I reached out my hand," he muttered to no one in particular.

He reached out a hand to steady himself and muttered to no one in particular.

His eyes were closed and he was muttering in a foreign language.

They wouldn't find us, the girl's voice muttered in his mind.

"And take that any way you please," he muttered in English.

He muttered something in return, but the captain couldn't make it out.

There is muttering in the street about the need for a change of government.