Cubilano allowed himself an inward smile as he saw her eagerness.

But it was an odd, inward smile, not one to be shared.

The fire showed me the easy inward smile upon him.

And possibly a little jealous, Chakotay realized with an inward smile.

Maybe the coffee, she thought to herself with an inward smile.

With an inward smile, I got back in the car and drove off to one of the better hotels I'd found earlier that evening.

Which was probably, she guessed with an inward smile, one of the most domesticated things he had ever done.

Katya allowed herself an inward smile, even on this sad day.

Maybe she escaped him whenever possible, thought Hannah, with a faint inward smile.

Of course, she added, with a wry and inward smile, the fact that I don't see any other alternatives does make the decision easier.