"If it gets cold enough," he answers pleasantly.

"You're looking at one," the guard answered pleasantly.

"That was last winter," Francisco answered pleasantly, with no change in the innocent, casual tone of his voice.

"You can't answer pleasantly; I ought not to have asked you."

"As you please," Nylan answered pleasantly, knowing that, once again, he faced some skepticism.

"Their lack of lust makes them marvelously versatile," Prime answered pleasantly.

He aimed the question at no one in particular, but the older geologist near the front of the group answered pleasantly enough.

Still dark on the surface, but they tell me the sun's going to take another turn shortly," Lieutenant Sones answered pleasantly.

"It was as much a surprise to myself, Conall, son of Morna," she answered pleasantly.

"Only in a limited way," Commander Winters answered pleasantly.