"This is the Uganda," a male voice responded hesitantly a moment later.

"I don't want to catch it," Frogger responded hesitantly.

"I guess so," Joe responded hesitantly.

Stepping into an unfamiliar house, he responds hesitantly to a knock at the door, which proves to be his companion Knishkebibble the Monkey-Boy.

The mouse-beaver responded hesitantly.

"I have a set of scalpels," she responded hesitantly.

She felt his arms respond hesitantly, then lightly embrace her shoulders.

"Aye, sir," the midshipman responded hesitantly.

"I don't know. . . ." she responded hesitantly.

However, it should not respond hesitantly, half-heartedly and defensively. Instead it should take rapid, decisive and effective action.