I said like a man trying to make polite conversation.

'Oh,' I said like a man to whom it is suddenly made clear.

He said it like a man who dared anybody to ask a question.

He said this last like a man who liked to sound up-to-date.

"Your notebook, Archie," he said like a man who has made up his mind.

"All right," he said, like a man who is sure of his ground.

"The price is never small," he said, like a man immersed in a dream.

He said this in a weary voice, like a dying man.

"Look at that sidewalk," he said like a cheated man.

He said it fondly, like a man telling of a great party he'd attended.