So Croom, after a side look over his shoulder, went on in lowered tone.

Then in lowered tones she besought him to be quiet and to let her alone.

The worry was there Friday night in the manager's lowered tone.

In lowered tones, she added, "And we're not going to have an opportunity to ask her now."

Then, in lowered tones, he added, "What took you both so long?"

When he spoke again, it was in a lowered tone.

"An infamous thing to have done," he said, in a slightly lowered tone.

He addressed me in a lowered, an almost prudent tone of voice.

She was silent for a moment, then said in a lowered tone, "Yes.

When he spoke it was with a threatening lowered tone.