"Well, they're on their way," Kirk said, trying to put some hope in his voice, even though he didn't feel any.

The effort at putting humor in her voice fell flat.

He sighed loudly, and then put concern in his voice.

He put just the right note of unconcern in his voice.

"Now I'm learning how to put a lot more animation in my voice," he said.

She put emphasis in her voice, echoing his own from ten days before.

She put a bit of censure in her voice, and he grinned.

She put a cool tone in her voice and informed him, "I will not wait for you."

"All right," she said, trying to put a light tone in her voice.

He put a heavy tone in his voice and noticed that it was not all an act.