Fofanow Faded theFootstep of Spring from Our Garden.
The footstep drew nearer, and then the sound of sobbing could be heard.
Once only did he hear any evidence of movement below, and then it was the sound of a footstepfollowed by the light click of some metal utensil being placed on the floor.
Soon a well-known, pattering footstep sounded down one of the spacious avenues, and the boy rushed into her arms.
Sunlocks listened for the sound of her own footstep whenever by chance (which might have been rare) she passed his way.
Coming upon the ghastly place, printed deep with Satan's own features on the face of it, Adam thought that surely no human footstep was ever meant by God to echo among bodeful noises.
Love alone never passes away from the spot where its footstep hath once pressed the earth, and reclaimed the savage.
Way for the Conqueror; Way for the footstephalf the world fled before; Nothing that Phoebus can shine on Needs so much space as Renown.
Think of the shadows from the past always in my eyes, always in my heart--you cannot wear the convict's chain without the laggingfootstep afterwards.
He heard Guida's footstep now, and standing up he parted the apple boughs for her entrance.
Presently there was a soft footstep beside him, and he turned.
A servant's footstep sounded in the court, coming across to hear mass, and simultaneously the Pope rose and went towards the sacristy, where the red vestments of God who came by fire were laid ready for the Sacrifice.
II It would be about three o'clock in the morning that the priest awoke in his little mud-walled room next to that of the Holy Father's, and heard a footstep coming up the stairs.
It was about ten minutes before he heard her footstep on the stairs, and as he stood up she came in.
The master's heavy footstep was heard crossing the hall.
The young man looked up at her with keen gray eyes, recognised her, and pushed his boat in among the rushes by the bank, moored it to a pollard willow, and with light footstepleaped on shore.
The two women stood silently watching that unfriendly sky, and listened for everyfootstep in the hall, in the fond hope of the boy's return.
As I sat thus, I heard a footstep behind me: I turned, and saw the Señhora close to me.
I watched her till she passed out; and then, as I heard her first heavy footstep on the stair, I slipped off my shoes and followed her.
Now all my hours are trances; And all my nightly dreams Are where the dark eye glances, And where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, By what Italian streams.
No unguided footstep ever came upon that vale; for it lay away up among a range of giant hills that hung beetling around about it, shutting out the sunlight from its sweetest recesses.
There was a footstep in the road behind her; she thought it was the ghost once more.
Dear as the blood ye gave; No impious footstep here shall tread The herbage of your grave; Nor shall your glory be forgot While Fame her record keeps, Or Honor points the hallowed spot Where Valor proudly sleeps.
I have walked over frozen ground, till every footstep was marked with blood.
Did you say you had followed the enemy of your country over frozen ground, till every footstep was covered with blood?
A heavy footstepfell behind him, and, turning, he beheld the care-taker.
Once more upon a fashionable thoroughfare, the land baron's footsteprelaxed and he relapsed into his languorous, indolent air.
At every footstep the traveller sinks into the snow; and he may thank his lucky stars if the whole rotten surface does not give way.
Every footstep leaves a trace behind it, and the visitor has continually before his eyes the fear of breaking through, and falling into a hot spring hidden from view by a thin covering.
If it were only the firm hard ground of the North he could hide his trail from the man behind him, but here the soil was so soft that every footstepleft a deep mark.
I heard a footstep in the hall, and it was my duty to see who was passing," he said.
Then she heard a steady heavy footstep close to her, and some one touched her, and tried to raise her.
It was his footstep that startled them just as they were dropping off to sleep.
Outside in the street a footstep came up from the direction of Mortimer Road, waxed loud and clear on the pavement, and died again down towards the street leading to the marshes.
And there was not a footstep on the pavements outside to confuse the little drama of sound that came down to her through the ill-fitting boards overhead.
That was his footstep upon the pavement, and before he had time to ring she was at the door.
When she had exhausted that first burst and lay weak and quiet for a time, she listened in dreading expectation of the sound of his footstep coming in search of her to make friends.
For many days, nay, for weeks, he was forbidden to see Sylvia, as the very sound of his footstep brought on a recurrence of the fever and convulsive movement.
But the noise which they heard behind them was that of the opening and closing of a bedroom not a kitchen door, and it was followed by the light footstep of a girl, whereupon Anna said: "Elin!
At the next moment there was a noiseless footstep on the floor, a sense of somebody in the room, and then--Oscar was leaning over her and kissing her on the lips.
While he stood gazing on it a light footstep sounded behind him, and a slender hand was laid on his shoulder.
At that moment a heavy footstep was heard descending the wooden staircase that led from the upper floor, and, with many bows and courteous smiles, mine host of the Pont du Gard besought his guest to enter.
At the end of a quarter of an hour a faltering footstep was heard, and Villefort appeared at the door of the apartment where d'Avrigny and Morrel had been staying, one absorbed in meditation, the other in grief.
He had only time to get his hat and throw himself breathless into the closet when the procureur's footstep was heard in the passage.
