But some of them speculate privately that Mr. Gidley had wanted to increase his visibility to land a job with a prominent Washington law firm.

Some politicians privately speculate that Mr. Barry is simply looking for support where he can find it as he goes through day after day of devastating testimony.

Golitsyn sometimes amused himself by speculating privately on how long his two colleagues would last as Presidents-for-Life of their respective territories.

In the beginning of December Ann Veronica began to speculate privately upon the procedure of pawning.

Accusations may be spoken out loud, and members may speculate privately about one another's motives.

Neq speculated privately that there must be numerous such ports-perhaps one for every underworld inmate of rank.

Law enforcement officials here and in surrounding jurisdictions are speculating privately that a skilled defense lawyer could make much of the three earlier arrests.

Some Geshels privately speculated Lamarckia might become our refuge if we lost the war.

At the same time he was privately speculating intensively about transmutation of species, and taking on other projects.

For her part, Abigail speculated privately that any further role in politics might be "a little like getting out of the frying pan and into the fire."