Later letters spoke less hopefully of his case; and finally came one announcing his death.

Bahama spoke almost hopefully as though her mother's being here in the room would change things.

He began now to speak hopefully of the future.

Casey spoke hopefully when they turned to face us.

"A lot could happen in 24 hours," Hill said late Saturday night, speaking hopefully of a fast recovery.

The companions sank down to eat lunch and speak hopefully of leaving the swamp behind them.

Switching on his two-way set, Tom spoke hopefully into the mike.

Rose tried to keep back the bitter drops, but they would fall, to hear him still speak hopefully when there was no hope.

It is also the reason industry officials speak hopefully of attracting 6 million passengers this year, up from last year's record 5.4 million.

These observations will hopefully speak for themselves as it is impossible to list them all here.