In tone, the stories are similar to the clear yet impassive narrator's voice of Jonathan Strange.

Again Vance's impassive voice demanded: "What time was she here?"

In his most impassive voice, he said, "She's a naval officer, nothing more.

All this said with a smile, though his face was otherwise without expression, the tone of his voice quite impassive.

"I'm sorry," its voice came back at me like the voices of the Hydrans, flat and impassive.

His impassive voice conveyed a timbre of accusation to Linden's hearing.

"Hey, Dunbee" said an impassive voice behind the lamp.

The deep, impassive voice that answered did not belong to Jim Kirk.

I was not deceived by his impassive countenance and cool voice.

"That means you want the long answer," he said, his voice impassive, not reacting at all to my curt tone.