I love you, you know,' he said in a sort of off-handed manner which would have exacerbated her already jangling nerves if her remnant of common sense hadn't realized that such an admission was also very un-Cattenish.

Keisha did the same while Anda spoke to the boy in a casual and off-handed manner, conveying the idea that he hadn't wanted any special fuss or preparations.

I can't escape seeing its carrier and knowing what's inside and Suggest in your most off-handed manner the next time you have occasion to speak to either Plrgt r - who's its main assistant know Figtm and Plrgt's now Pl6.

Right up until I reached the square ..." 'That's rather easily explained," said Robinton in an off-handed manner.

"Probably hasn't had time," said Varian in such an off-handed manner that Kai knew Paskutti hadn't mentioned it to her.

Kai cited the cosmic storm in such an off-handed manner that Dimenon never thought to ask if the ores report was the only message uncollected.