But I am alone, the young man thought privately, not yet ready to admit the truth aloud.

Thus no one may take any action, even though some people privately think that they should do something.

I'd like to see you try to make him leave, Tanis thought privately, but said nothing.

They weren't going to for quite a while, but I wanted to think privately for a bit.

I privately thought to myself that I'd have been a hell of a lot more grateful about five minutes earlier.

The name seemed all too appropriate, for Jim privately thought that the man wearing them looked tired.

I thought privately that it might be a long search.

I thought privately that large memories might simply be more dense than others.

He privately thought the girl might have gone off in a tiff.

He privately thought that they had little chance of survival.