The third, a silent listener to the preliminary conversation, was Durling, the private detective.

Only then did she realize for the first time that they had been talking in the middle of a circle of silent listeners.

The Major alone, whose brief absence had not been noticed, contented himself with being a silent listener.

He met the grave eyes of his two silent listeners with an expression almost of appeal.

There wasn't a single objection to Cardona's finding among the silent listeners.

The note of yearning in the aviator's voice was not lost on the silent listener above.

There for some time they talked together in low voices, their words now and then reaching the ears of that silent, breathless listener.

Sing Lee had been a silent listener to this strange conversation.

But the room was crowded with silent listeners.

There were two silent listeners to all this banter and Steve gave note to them both.