Franz nods mournfully, his face flushed.

Crowley nodded mournfully, and drew a complex, wiggly sigh on the paper.

Luce nodded mournfully: for a moment, Ned thought, the ferret was replaced with a cadaverous bloodhound.

Bill nodded mournfully.

"The most sacred day of the calendar . . ." He nodded mournfully.

The defense minister nodded mournfully, understandingly; he put a hand on Burke's shoulder.

The man nodded mournfully.

The mages nodded mournfully.

He nodded mournfully.

I nodded mournfully, but in spite of myself I felt secretly entertained.