"He seems a fine man," I offered hesitantly, not understanding.

"I could help-" she offered hesitantly, then paused, her thoughts a welter of confusion.

My mother was half Betan, you know," he offered hesitantly.

She closed her eyes a moment, took a deep breath, and then accepted the arm that Stephen offered almost hesitantly.

"We talk to the embassy every hour or so," the cameraman offered hesitantly.

"You mean," he offered hesitantly, "that we're a-well, a kind of captive audience?"

Ekaterin offered hesitantly, "Could it be stealing them for someone else?"

"You don't think it's possible he's causing this trouble with me to get to you," I offered hesitantly.

"Or we could go down," she offered hesitantly.

The little girl hesitantly offered the bowl to Marion, who for a moment looked as if she would snatch it and throw it at her.