The short man was quietly pleased; they were safe.

She did not laugh often, but she could not help a quietly pleased chuckle at the clock.

He showed little emotion in any of them, but even so Alex could tell that he was quietly pleased to be there.

Jones said he was quietly pleased, but not surprised.

Though he didn't admit it to anyone, Shaddam was quietly pleased that she might be going mad.

Quietly pleased, I stood for a moment, eyes closed, studying the glowing blue lines etched in my mind's eye.

"Big deal," said a quietly pleased McDonald's executive last week.

When she had finished, she sat back, quietly pleased at the good job she had made of it.

Miz sat back down in the shell-boat, looking quietly pleased with himself.

'Well, they asked a favour,' the man said, quietly pleased that he seemed finally to have impressed the old drone.