She didn't seem able to get out a word.

The daughter burst into tears.

I felt more than ever that these people knew something of the matter.
"'At what o'clock did Mr.Drebber leave your house for the train ?' I asked.
"'At eight o'clock,' she said, gulping in her throat to keep down her agitation.

'His secretary, Mr.Stangerson, said that there were two trains--one at 9.15 and one at 11.

He was to catch the first.