The butler hesitated, peered uncertainly at him, then shrugged, handed over the keys and turned to leave.

There was an edge on his employer's voice that made the butler hesitate before answering.

The butler hesitated only a fraction of a moment before stepping aside to admit the caller.

The butler hesitated, looking back over his shoulder.

"Wait," Beson said in a hard growl that made the butler hesitate.

The butler hesitated for a moment and then began to swing the door closed again.

The butler hesitated a moment, and then looked shiftily at Mrs. Kenting, but her back was to him.

For the first time the butler hesitated, and an added astuteness crept into his look.

There, the butler hesitated; finally, he decided to bolt the door.

The butler hesitated only a moment.