Hammerstone sounded troubled, reminding Silk of his dissatisfaction with the Ayuntamiento.

She sounded troubled, and Honor opened her mouth to reply, but Jesus Ramirez spoke up before she could.

They know me better than that," she said, but she sounded troubled, and she added, "They seem worse every time I come.

He sounded troubled and rather sad.

She sounded troubled, as well she might, thought McCoy.

He sounded troubled, like somebody wasn't playing fair.

"No." She stared at his back, wondering why he sounded so troubled, why he wouldn't look at her.

He sounded troubled, and Kasidy understood why.

I tried to sound troubled.

He still sounded troubled ... almost cold.