There was not a sound in the world, it seemed, but the noisy clatter of my own shoenails on the marble flags.

A slow step sounded on the marble flags; turning, Efraim saw Sthelany.

A little before dawn the hooves departed suddenly; and afterward, by day, their marks were found found on the marble flags of the porches and balconies; and the marks were countless, deep-graven, and black as if branded there by flame.

It looks silly on that great expanse of marble flags.

He tossed on a few logs of apple wood and the flames played against the cheerful, shiny ornaments of the Christmas tree standing there on the marble flags in its great earthenware pot.

Then a force came from Azhrarn, sparkling, and flung Hazrond onto the marble flags before the palace.

Then he went outside, onto the balcony, the coldness of the marble flags beneath his feet making him look down, surprised.

The marble flags I ran on tilted endways, flinging me down on hands and knees.

Tavalouze said nothing but strode ahead of Lucien, his worn sandals slapping loudly against his feet and the marble flags of the corridor.

He tip-tapped his way across the marble flags, passed through the heavy doors and limped out into the sunshine.