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It is the way characters speak in the fiction, which usually includes the pitch, volume, and intonation of speech, such as in a low, timid voice in the following sentence, 1) when the rabbit came near her, she began in a low, timid voice, if you please, sir-- or sometimes the word-like utterances they produce (i.e. alterants, like Ahem! in the following example) 1) Ahem! said the Mouse with an important air, are you ready?