I will give you not long," the inhuman voice croaked again.

But his voice croaked, and the name fell dead almost as it left his lips.

'Yes, I did,' he said, and his voice almost croaked with the effort to keep it steady.

A voice which was at once dry and thick croaked from behind him, "Open the box!"

A voice croaked weakly from somewhere behind him, down low.

"It is the only way, son," croaked the thin voice.

My voice croaked, but no one seemed to notice.

From somewhere a voice croaked the equivalent of a good night, though the words weren't very distinguishable.

My voice croaked as if I'd been asleep for a while.

When the words finally did come out, the voice accompanying them quivered and croaked.