Usually quiet and well-ordered, its customary stillness was broken by a confused, Expostulatory murmur of voices, above which rose a strident, angry bellow, like that of a maddened wild beast.
"The Crevice"
William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
It was evident that the men were disconcerted, and an Expostulatory murmur rose from them.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton
I wrote him an Expostulatory letter, which evidently made no impression at all, and which he possibly might send you if you had the curiosity to apply.
"The Letters of William James, Vol. II"
William James