He was amused to see Fandarel regard him with astonishment for such an impudent question.

"Not that time," he said mildly, ignoring her angry, impudent question.

It was an impudent question; Soval did not answer it.

Bronn could not read, so he asked impudent questions.

I had to answer a lot of impudent questions on that sheet you gave me.

More impudent questions: "I hope you're not one of those Mayflower snobs."

"Sir," said Paganel, addressing Michael Patterson, "if it is not an impudent question, may I ask whether it was you that sung an air from the divine Mozart last night?"

The only questions allowed were those submitted in writing, and a frowning Mr. Fischer spent 15 minutes sifting through them before declaring that he would start with what he called "some impudent questions" from The New York Times.

He reached two conclusions; one serious, that the very first machine in that roomful was both as smart and as sentient as some races in the Galactic Union, without their egotistical spirit-and one whimsical conclusion, that the answer to that impudent question "Are you happy?"

"I am not here to answer your questions- your impudent questions- about us."