The casual observer might note," he said, his voice never wavering from its quiet, patient tone, "that you are dissembling slightly.

"Prime was about to be killed by Hex," Hellena added in a more patient tone.

I know the problem, Dorotea, Peter said in a very patient tone.

"No," Varnaythus agreed in the same obviously patient tone.

"I didn't want it," said Hawk, in that extremely patient tone that drives women mad.

I used my most patient and friendly tone of voice.

The constant danger is the transformation of the novel's wise, patient tone into something silly and pretentious.

Simeon spoke in a slow and patient tone.

Faye sighed, developing the very patient tone that isn't.

"How," he asked at last in a very patient, saccharine tone, "will they not know?"