The clerk answered me almost promptly this time.

While the clerk was answering the call, Claire signed the register.

Back in the dim lobby of the hotel, a languid clerk answered questions about a restaurant with a warning against going out after dark.

"They will be all right," the clerk answered.

The clerk answered the questions, and Karpo left without explanation.

The clerk answered politely, dispatched her quickly and called the next woman in line.

An old barrister's clerk answered one door, up a creaky flight of stairs.

Before the clerk could answer, Remo was back on the street.

"I see," answered the clerk, respectfully, for Stark's words led him to think that his guest was a man of wealth.

"Then you are in error, friend," the clerk answered, "for I have spent all my days within its walls."