His laugh, to her, did not sound guilty; it sounded sleekly confident.

'Well, yes,' I said, trying not to sound guilty, and failing.

Giving him support for the bad leg, Keller tried not to sound guilty.

She sounded guilty, and an instant of confusion crossed the old vamp's face.

He sounded a little guilty about his immigrant success.

Bey wondered why he sounded guilty and why her cheeks were flushed.

He sounded so guilty that several hair-raising possibilities flashed through Sophy's mind.

"I was calling because I got your message," his brother said, sounding guilty.

"I-was unaware of this," she stumbled, her voice sounding guilty and filled with confusion.

"I don't think this took vampire powers," he said, sounding almost guilty.