A gruff, rasping whisper, scarcely louder than the silence.

"I wouldn't let you out of my sight for a minute," he admitted in a gruff whisper.

'The lady of the house, my dear,'returned the Captain, in a gruff whisper, and making signals of secrecy.

Skipper said in a gruff whisper, "Some beast's a-comin', mates.

As The Shadow waited, the man spoke in a low, gruff whisper, addressing other persons in the room.

"Easy now," ordered Bumps, in a gruff whisper.

Alfoh called across in a gruff whisper.

Damien asked her in a gruff whisper.

Richard heard, but ignored, her husband's gruff whisper of "Just his marbles."

"The district attorney has painted a picture of a cold-blooded killer," Nathan said in a gruff, dusty whisper.