Maggie ran over to the side-table and Priscilla kept repeating under her breath:

Peter breathed loud and deeply, repeating under his breath the words of Jesus.

Artyom plodded on, lowering his head, repeating under his breath: 'It wasn't my fault .

Mrs. Watson, quite unconvinced by these well-meant assurances, sat pale and awe-struck, repeating under her breath,-

Julian listened to it, repeating under his breath that word of many meanings, that panorama-word, honour.

To herself she kept repeating under her breath, "Tomorrow they will be comfortable again."

He was repeating under his breath:

Repeating under cover of darkness what they achieved in broad daylight at the weekend proved no bother for the dandy highwaymen of Harlequins last night.