The mock antagonism between seniors and juniors seemed to have great meaning when Tom Harris spoke the lofty phrases she had written for him, standing outlined against the soaring fire like a silhouette of velvet, his voice rolling out with lofty suspensive power.
"Rose of Dutcher's Coolly"
Hamlin Garland
In giving "Wanting is-" there is a suspensive action of the voice with an abrupt pause, as if the speaker were going to continue with "everywhere" or something of the kind.
"Browning and the Dramatic Monologue"
S. S. Curry
But as he notes the action of the other, the contemptuous smile at his enthusiasm, perhaps a sarcastic remark about Shelley, there is a sudden, abrupt pause after "started at" which is given with a rising or suspensive inflection.
"Browning and the Dramatic Monologue"
S. S. Curry