Lord Vorkosigan asked me to meet with you, Nikki, because of the unpleasant rumors which have sprung up surrounding your father's death.
Miss Decker, of some small notion of your past just enough to steel her against any unpleasant rumors she may encounter?
It isn't convenient for me to be the subject of a whole lot of unpleasant rumours!
The move angered many people, including members of the Peace People, and fuelled unpleasant rumours about the two women.
"There are unpleasant rumors about the fate of unprotected children on Kezdet," Rafik agreed.
Here in Mexico City one could feel isolated from the fighting going on everywhere else, and all the unpleasant attendant rumors.
There are some rather unpleasant rumors circulating the Court, and I'd like to know the truth.
She knows that unpleasant rumors seem to be making the rounds, and they have upset her enormously.
And there are unpleasant rumors about some of the soldiers, Serafina Pekkala.
"Let's just say I've heard some decidedly unpleasant rumors."