They skirted the dangerous quicksands and dashed along the banks to discover that their raft was gone.

Instead of mud he found dangerous quicksands, into which his army plunged and sank almost out of sight.

And that Peter, too, knew they stood on dangerous quicksands when they were alone together, she was sure.

I am well aware however what dangerous quicksands the passions are; and that a good pilot is never sparing of soundings.

There are dangerous quicksands on the way, too, and a row of stakes points out the proper course to be taken.