"I see," Rose said quietly absorbing what he was telling her.

Neighbors came out all day today, quietly absorbing the ruin.

In households across the country, victims quietly absorbed the news of the arrest.

For a minute no one spoke, as they quietly absorbed Anastasia's analysis.

The huge company went bankrupt - and the markets quietly absorbed the shock.

Some squatted on the floor, quietly absorbed in games or puzzles.

They walked up the driveway together, Jay quietly absorbing the feel of the place, the detail.

Instead, everything is quietly absorbed into the fabric of a room so that even the most decorative pieces somehow seem necessary.

Margrave turned to Doyle, who had been quietly absorbing the discussion.