Taking a deep breath, he went on in a milder tone.

After a moment he spoke in a flat, mild tone.

As if she hadn't touched him, he went on in a mild tone of voice.

There was a mild tone of resentment in the thought.

But the sisters took no comfort in that mild tone.

"That's all the way from the third floor," he said in a mild tone.

Odrade held herself to a mild tone with some effort.

"I have nine thousand men with me," the other man said in a surprisingly mild tone.

"Quite all right," said Green in a mild, pleasant tone of voice.

When she spoke again, it was in a milder tone.