His glance slashed to the cook as he ordered curtly, "Get her off."

'When Ellen gets here, tell her to pack your things,' he ordered curtly, throwing the door open.

Then he curtly ordered Marthe to get him some wine.

He curtly ordered James to pull here or hold there as he did so.

"Open up your legs as wide as you can," she ordered curtly.

"Tell me what we have," the professor ordered curtly.

"Stay," he ordered curtly before marching over to the admitting nurse.

Horn curtly ordered him to exchange burdens with one of the women.

"And don't tell me what I'm interested in," he ordered curtly.

"Keep him on the line as long as you can," one of the detectives ordered curtly.