A furtive step sounded on the porch.

Still later he seemed, from the depths of his sleep, to hear furtive steps around the [104] school house.

There had been a furtive step past the door.

He heard their furtive quick steps on the deck.

A furtive step was ascending the stairs from the ground floor.

Quick furtive steps in the hall, coming near.

Going down the hill, I heard furtive steps on the stone stairs behind.

He moved with furtive steps toward the rear door of the hut and slid quietly inside.

It had been a furtive step--hands fumbling in the dark.

Fleurette descended with quick, furtive steps, until, past the first curve of the spiral, the stairs were in total darkness.