Nicodemus woke to see Deirdre padding down the cellar stairs.

But by then, I was already padding down the promenade toward the mall's east wing.

Gentry grabbed the Ruger and was padding down the hall before he was fully awake.

The bathroom door closing, then opening again, and then slippered footsteps padding down the stairs.

Before Janice Day could reach the hall, Olga was padding down the stairs to the kitchen.

But Conrad was already gone, padding down the side of the dune on to the beach.

Spencer listened to her padding down the stairs.

Soft-soled feet were already padding down the hallway past her door, a bolt withdrawn, then voices.

The cushion gave beside me and he was up, his bare feet padding down the aisle.

Her head still raised off the pillow, Lindy listened to her footsteps padding down the stairs.

Must have left it back at the hacienda, he said, padding down the front of his webbing.

She clicked her fingers and a couple of Murder Team detectives came padding down the stairs with gloves and evidence bags.

They can handle it. He got up and started padding down the hall, toward what I presumed was the nearest exit from the building.

More wolves were padding down the westbound lanes, weaving in and out of the dark hulks of the stalled cars like tattered streamers of mist.

"True," she said, her bare feet padding down the sidewalk.

"Thanks," Gaby said, padding down the hall to her bedroom.