"It gets worse if you work any magic," she replied soberly.

"I do hope not," the other woman replied soberly.

"There are few of them here now," he replied soberly.

"Well, we're really going minute by minute now," Harrison replied soberly.

"I hope so, Mother," the young inventor replied soberly.

"With that much start they probably couldn't find us," he replied soberly.

"Damned if I know," the big one replied soberly.

"We have a saying in the mob," Turrin replied soberly.

"All the more reason to stick it out," Kris replied soberly.

Dan replied soberly, "it's because of the spell that you cast over me."