He had called Krugers and flatly asked if a shipment got through.

Then he asked flatly, "Is that it, Tobler?"

Oghma asked flatly, trying in vain to hide his anger from the death god.

"And," she asked flatly, "what have you got to gain?"

I asked flatly, "Just what is this thing you have about guns, Mrs. Marner?"

He asked flatly, "Are you trying to tell me you're going to sleep with him tonight?"

She studied him for several seconds, then asked flatly: "What kind?"

And they would look them square in the eye or turn to one of their Skull teammates and ask flatly, "Roy who?"

The question was asked flatly, without emotion.

Turning only his head, his eyes more black than she had ever seen them, he asked flatly, 'What do you think?'