murmur

"In life there are illusions of good and evil, but"—his voice trailed away to a murmur in which the words "vieux jeu" and "rococo" were faintly audible. 🔊

"If a book is good in itself—" he murmured, and waved his cigarette. 🔊

I had read little of Shelley, but, "Of course," I murmured, "he's very uneven." 🔊

I said mildly that I wasn't, either, and murmured that an artist who gave truly new and great things to the world had always to wait long for recognition. 🔊

"A hundred years hence!" he murmured, as in a trance. 🔊

I found that by murmuring the words aloud (a device which I commend to my reader) I was able to master them little by little. 🔊

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