"I've got an idea about this case, commissioner," began Lewis, in a brisk tone.

His voice was low, but he used the brisk, firm tone of a man who would not argue any further.

"The memory is fragmented," said the ship in a brisker tone.

David shot her a grin, relieved by the question and the brisk tone.

She acquired a brisk little tone of condescension for the reporters.

Business will assume a brisk tone in its varying departments.

'He spends a lot of time on his own,' Emily said in a brisk tone.

Do you know,' she said in a brisker tone, 'I believe he never intended to come back.

"Come with me," she said in brisk tones that brooked no argument.

"Then there is much to be done," Aivas said in a brisk tone.