half-talking

Updated: May 14, 2025

And again she went on, half-thinking, half-talking to herself but this time in a more decided way: "If I were alone, I know for certain that I should not go; I should stay here. For it would grieve me too much. Alone I could get along. Good remember that; of one thing, then, you are sure as to yourself you are decided. But what foolish thoughts are these!

- The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 : Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English

Instead of donning her wrapper, as did Bel, Lottie sat down before the fire, and, as was often her custom, commenced half-talking to her friend and familiar, and half-thinking aloud to herself. "Well, he is the frankest and most transparent man I ever saw.

Edward Payson Roe - From Jest to Earnest