The novel builds in its despairing tone until the ending, which consists mainly of very long run-on sentences.

"True," muttered I in a despairing tone, "let us take our fill."

The old Chevalier seemed confounded by the vehe- mently despairing tone of this information.

His last words sounded in a despairing tone.

But English-speaking ones with a homosexual theme tend to have a rather despairing tone.

In an even more despairing tone he adds: "And the prospect grows darker, I see no happy future at all."

"Oh great Sky Father, it's her" he muttered in a despairing tone.

This year, with the tone so despairing and the budget nearing the $100 billion mark, all sides agree that something has to change in New York.

"Oh, oh, nothing much," said Judy in a despairing tone.

Each charm was uttered in a more despairing tone than the last, but the skull would not speak.