Until recently old men still lived whose eyes, milky with cataracts, had seen the battlefields of the Great War and whose quavering voices could still describe them.
But when it lifted into the air, Carmen Elcira got the most wonderful feeling in her belly-like a huge quavering bubble blown through a plastic bubble ring, swelling inside her.
My ma says there are ghosts in the garden, " the girl replied in a quavering voice."
She invited the reporter to lunch, walking down marble halls where the Sanford boys had raced on skateboards, antique chandeliers quavering.
He spoke with a reedy, quavering voice.
Henry proceeded to give a tour of the house, pointing out one prized possession after another, his voice quavering as he relived each moment.
My ma says there are ghosts in the garden, "the girl replied in a quavering voice. She was clutching Mingfeng's hand tight."