She hugged each of them, not able to find words, or a steady voice to say anything.

It was hard to keep my voice steady and grave.

It was an older girl or a young woman, her voice steady and confident.

He frowned, as the girl held out her hand and asked for it with a steady voice.

"Every man here knows we have another enemy to the south," he said in a steady voice.

A woman with a steady voice answered on the third.

"I don't see what my son has to do with any of this," he said in an even, steady voice.

"I have every right," he said, working against the heat to keep his voice low and steady.

A steady, patient voice that left little room for discussion.

"Get out of this house, and don't you ever come back," I said in a steady voice.