And yet, there was a strange emptiness in her heart.

She was conscious of a strange emptiness inside her.

But when Ted looked up there was none of that strange emptiness in his gaze.

Finally the strange emptiness in his head left, and he could distinguish faces again.

There was an eerie sense of quiet in the place, a strange emptiness.

Finding only that strange emptiness where her life should have been.

Her face had a strange emptiness, and I knew a flash of concern.

With it intruded a strange emptiness that filled his being.

For several minutes David stood silently by the door, breathing in her perfume, but feeling only a strange emptiness.

It is a time when you could get anywhere quickly and quietly because of the strange emptiness.