Waiting for her in the bright living room he stared out into the colorful garden and wondered miserably how such a thing as this was said.

Why did I dream up such an idea, he wondered miserably.

The girl walked on in silence, wondering miserably how she could get out of that one.

And what, wondered Alfred miserably, will I answer?

Mort wondered miserably why he hadn't been picked.

Silence huddled in the middle sack, wondering miserably if she would ever be warm again.

He wondered miserably if she had donned it in expectation of his rival's call.

And the whole time she lay there, Margo wondered miserably what that kiss would have felt like against her lips.

She began to wonder miserably if she would ever again be able to look a decent man in the face.

He wiped his chin and then tried to lift his head, wondering miserably who had bothered taking an interest in him.