"Splendid," he repeated stupidly, and she almost laughed.

For a moment, he could not find what he wanted to ask, and he repeated stupidly, "How-?"

I repeated stupidly, my mind racing around the idea of asking him for help in finding the Francher kid.

"Would have told the Mule the secret," Toran repeated stupidly.

Denubis repeated stupidly, wondering if he were going mad.

"You weren't s'posed to be here," he repeated stupidly.

All he could do was stand there, repeating stupidly, "What?

'Moses,' she repeated stupidly, trying to find the courage to say it, and he came to her.

"Back again," he repeated stupidly, shaking his head to try to clear it.

"You weren't in the car," he repeated stupidly, his usually fine mind slowed by the drama.