"Because I didn't want to," he returned sullenly.

"I didn't inquire where they came from," the man returned sullenly.

The people who sullenly returned his state made him feel transparent.

"I know nothing," he returned sullenly.

"I could not get it otherwise," she returned sullenly.

"It sure ain't," Van Raff declared, sullenly returning to his seat.

"I am not going to get a poison bite," he returned sullenly.

They returned to the hotel sullenly.

'I can look after myself,' she returned sullenly.

He sullenly returns to his room, only for Éponine to stop him at his door.