"After we had gotten away from our friends she talked animatedly of the opera in the carriage, and I listened contentedly all the while I kept saying 'Tonight, Jim, tonight!
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
To all outward appearance he was merely conversing rather animatedly with the chief.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
The news pleased her, and she expressed her joy so animatedly and spoke so confidently of the knight's love that Els felt anxious.
"In The Fire Of The Forge, Volume 5."
Georg Ebers