A furtive figure melted away into the semi-gloom of the passageway, with Carter close behind.

The dapper figure of Richard Belton melted into the alley.

But this time, the figures did not melt back into the real numbers, different enough to turn success into total failure.

I continued to look at the man, and slowly the figure melted completely away.

The little figure bowed to him, then melted back into the silver sphere.

The figure that had leaped into the creek approached her, and the two figures melted together.

A black-cloaked figure melted silently into the screen of bushes that lined the lane.

As the ice melted, the figure twisted, disintegrated and melted away.

Piers asked when the two figures had melted away into the crowds.

As soon as his back was turned, a dark figure climbed quickly in over the gate and melted into the shadows of the village street.