Aeneas affected a hearty tone but Peter saw that he was angry.

The hearty tone of this assurance confirmed all Jamie's suspicions.

I only want some money," said Laurie, walking on again, appeased by her hearty tone.

By late fall, things had calmed down, a fire was in the fireplace and the menu took on a heartier tone.

"I like it very much," she said in such a hearty tone, that Tom could not doubt the genuineness of her pleasure.

"I've brought some fish," he said in an artificially hearty tone.

He spoke on in a hearty tone.

"For a while, this is home," she said in the same falsely hearty tone.

"Of course, you should be painting," he said, striving for a hearty tone but managing only to sound idiotic.

Roger asked in an insanely hearty tone of voice; it was as if we'd all shared a mildly funny joke.