| He was gazing at the bride as I had gazed, fixedly, absorbedly, with his brilliant eyes. |
| Juliet studied them absorbedly, showing plainly her appreciation of them. |
| They listened, breathlessly and absorbedly, while Iris told every detail of her adventure. |
| He had laid open his mole-run for a yard or so, and was still grubbing at it absorbedly. |
| By midnight, ship-time, she'd learned the game and played it absorbedly. |
| I turned around in surprise, looked at the other shoppers, but they were just filling their carts as usual, absorbedly studying the produce stalls. |
