You are not like the others, a thought said at him.

"Thought you said there was a body in his car."

"Yes," said Tom, and then he gave the matter no further thought, for something came up that needed his attention.

"Thought you said they don't figure ever to see Frank again."

I shoved it back and thought of something else to say.

"But my daughter never gave that a thought," she said.

"We came to tell you that we'd heard something," said Thought.

Stephen cast his mind back and after a moment's thought said, 'We have not.

The uneasy thought that he hadn't said so crossed her mind.

Thought I'd just say so and drop this in the mail to surprise you.