"Pinto," he said in his silkiest voice, "if you ever want to know what it feels like to be a dead man, just repeat that performance, will you?"
"Jack O' Judgment"
Edgar Wallace
And yet the occasional abruptness of his movements, and the strident tones of command lurking beneath his silkiest speech, now and again reminded beholders that he was of the camp rather than of the court.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
"Let me relieve you of that, Miss Holland," said Kara, in his silkiest tones.
"The Clue of the Twisted Candle"
Edgar Wallace