"Then they were not lonely," said the Cat dryly and curtly.
The watchful guard, with his right hand at the stock of his raised blunderbuss, his left at the barrel, and his eye On the horseman, answered curtly, 'Sir.
There was the captain curtly pleading as before.
Draco caught sight of Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny staring at him, nodded curtly, and turned away again.
He asked curtly for a cup of water.
Wu Sun-fu scowled as he glanced at Wu Wei-cheng and nodded curtly. At this brief nod Fei Little Beard's heart missed a beat, for it hurt him more than a good dressing down would have done. He hastily tried to explain it all away.
She is not given to long discussion, speaking curtly in accented English or Hindi.
If you're in a hurry, you might nod curtly and be on your way; but you could decide to take your time, smile back and repeat the message before you go.
