"I'm afraid I was only a small cog in the wheel," she replied modestly.

"The boy is quick and willing," Karl replied modestly, looking ahead.

He replies modestly: "I still do the tough stories.

"I've always had a way with words," Barak replied modestly.

Asked if he brought a lot of vegetables home, he replied modestly, "Tons."

"Oh, well, only in a very small way," he replied modestly.

"I've always had this way with words," Twengor replied modestly.

"One has developed a certain reputation," Silk replied modestly.

"I can't take any credit, grandfather," the boy replied modestly.

Nerman replied modestly that they didn't have a definitive date yet.