In a more confidential tone he asked, "And how is our other friend doing?"

They stood with their heads close together, talking in low, confidential tones.

Leaning forward on the table, the president spoke in a confidential tone.

"I've been having a difficult couple of days here," I said in confidential tones.

I thought she might have done,' Drew said in confidential tones.

Then he asked in a confidential tone, "Something on your mind?"

"But I saw it fall apart," she said in a confidential tone.

Then, satisfied, he began to speak in a confidential tone.

"That's not the only reason I asked you all here," he said, in a low and confidential tone.

In a confidential tone, she added, "I have something else to tell you."