But there seemed to be a hardness about Paolo now; Salvatore could imagine him becoming cold, and threatening.

There was a hardness, a bravery in him that you haven't got.

There was a hardness in his eyes, but also an amused respect.

He was smiling genially, but there was a hardness around his eyes.

Nelson remains: here is a hardness he must carry with him.

Sometimes there is a hardness or swelling in the appendix region.

There was a hardness, too, in her whole look and manner.

There was a hardness to his jaw that Anders found chilling.

There was a hardness in his eyes she hadn't seen before.

There was a hardness in his eyes she'd never seen before.

There was a hardness about Mark's gentle features that she didn't remember seeing before.

There was a hardness in her tone that warned Briony off asking about Robbie.

There was a hardness in them, a glitter that lurked just beneath their surface.

His hair was iron gray and there was a hardness in his eyes that frightened her.

He could see there was a hardness there, but there was some other thing too, a bafflement.

There is a hardness to their game.