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Three soft taps at the door, and a hem, let us know she was there.
The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7)
2
Two soft taps came back.
Come Rack! Come Rope!
3
They were soft taps and whispered words, but, like the torment of dropping water, they had their effect at last.
Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa
4
Soft taps sounded across the wooden hall floor, then stopped.
Exit strategy