She opened her mouth, and then glanced down at her hands, responding softly, "I didn't mean for you to ever find out."

"Several men are trying to break into this office," Doc responded softly.

I'd still be facing the murder charge," Tara responded softly.

"You have to with some pythonesses," Dan responded equally softly.

"Right," she responded softly, automatically, the way a mother does when she's only half listening to a child.

I can do whatever you wish me to do," she responded softly.

"Better than you could ever know," he responded softly, then turned to Morah.

"Oh, it is all right," the physicist responded softly, with a surprising accent.

"The only one I ever got for saving lives," he responded softly.

"I've been feeling a bit tired myself," he responded softly.