His legs were lowering to the ground when he heard rapid footfalls - and the first sense of the person who had .

Debris fell from the stairwell, followed by the sound of rapid footfall.

Her rapid footfalls on the thick loam were light and soft.

There was a longer pause this time, then the sound of rapid footfalls.

If there were ribbon, then-- The sound of rapid footfalls came and went.

Behind her, she heard the rapid footfalls of the man who had not attacked her moving away as quickly as he could.

Within moments she heard rapid footfalls on the stairs, then steps moving quickly down the hallway toward her room.

But from the opposite direction, two more figures ran at them, rapid footfalls like an approaching avalanche.

DeLong was aware of the rapid footfalls for a second or two before she realized they were headed her way.

There came shrieks and the sounds of rapid footfalls.