Then he resumed his gentle drawl.

He speaks in a gentle drawl, delighted to stand for more campaign spending even as his opponents try to rein in the contribution side of the financing ledger.

He never preached (though he was an ordained Presbyterian minister), but then he didn't need to: his open demeanor and gentle drawl carried greater moral authority than a thousand pulpits.

His gentle drawl was a capital foil to Lady Georgina's acidulous soprano.

The voice that answered her was a low and gentle drawl, as welcome to her raw nerves as the kiss of silk on a sunburn.

No, Charley," he said, in his gentle drawl, "I want to enjoy your hospitality a little longer.

He chuckled and explained in his slow, gentle drawl, which I later found out was from Alabama.

Miss Kane," began Kevin in his gentlest drawl, "you say that it was dark when you arrived at The Franchise.

"Oh yes, of course, Lloyd has spoken of you," he said in his gentle drawl, giving me a firm handshake.

I pictured the penetrating eyes, such a contrast to the tiny body and soft, gentle drawl.