"It seemed like a good idea at the time," she replied curtly.

I have nothing to say at all, the doctor replied curtly, turned and went back into his surgery.

Lady Frances replied curtly that she would come at once.

"There are a lot of things missing," the captain replied curtly.

"I'm sorry, but we don't give out information about our guests," the woman curtly replied.

She replied curtly, "I don't see any further action to be taken on it."

Asked about never returning to the game, he curtly replied, "Next question."

His brother replied curtly that the decision had been taken and could not be altered.

Of course, when you do, he is likely to reply curtly, cutting off conversation.

"Then the first thing you'd better learn is that in this house we respect one another's privacy," she replied curtly.