He stood at the bottom step and ordered her in a low, terse voice not to move, to stay exactly where she was.

'That is not all, Inspector,' she said in a low, terse voice.

Another voice breaks into the conversation, a terse female voice.

"Please remain in your seats," a terse voice said over the speaker.

As he had expected, the sentry came to attention automatically at the suddenly terse voice.

'This is absolutely ridiculous,' he said in a terse voice.

"I will speak with him myself," he said, his voice terse with annoyance.

Bolan kept his voice low, terse, as he addressed the enemy.

Karen's terse voice came from just forward of John.

"All clear," her terse voice said inside their helmets after a moment.