She spoke slowly and thoughtfully, but with an edge I did not quite recognize.

He sat upright and spoke even more thoughtfully than usual.

Men and women spoke thoughtfully when asked what the week's events meant to them.

"I suppose," Brian spoke thoughtfully, "there is nothing to do but send for the boy and make the best of a situation."

Della Street spoke thoughtfully, as though weighing her words carefully.

She spoke thoughtfully, as if to the glowing embers or to herself alone.

That was the mistress, speaking thoughtfully, as if she were only musing to herself.

He ignored me, leaning back, speaking thoughtfully, as though to himself.

Clifford spoke slowly and thoughtfully; the implication was immediately clear.

"We saved that child," the Cardinal went on, still speaking slowly and thoughtfully.