He made a small nodding gesture toward the distant cannons.

At the same moment there was a low, curious rumble as of the thundering of distant cannon.

Silence fell immediately, a silence only made more absolute by the sound of a distant cannon and by the gurgling of rainwater.

Like the shot unseen, fired from a distant cannon, the Empress of Kolain was coming at them with ever-mounting velocity, its unseen course a theoretical curve.

Ice formed, broke with a booming as of distant cannon.

Tamra looked from the distant cannon to the scattered troops below.

Like distant cannons being fired.

To left, another distant cannon fired.

I had been in hiding but a short time when I heard the sound of distant cannon.

Next morning the low grumble of distant cannon was the sweetest of music to the listening citizens.