Hi, John. Amazon let me have a "Peek" and the garbled word is "muffle." It should read, "Toni tried to muffle a giggle." Marilyn mmbeagle@xxxxxxxxx On May 14, 2013, at 1:54 PM, "john.falter" <john.falter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > While proofreading Bso-circle-of-gold I ran across this line. > I hope someone can determine what the word mume really is. I have mume in red > and bolded as a help. > Toni is speaking very quietly on the phone to Mattie with friends in the > background who are not supposed to hear. > Toni tried to mume a giggle. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! >