It was not as though they had no word of his arrival.

The word of his arrival had spread quickly among the assembled.

They had been gathering there the last few days as word of her arrival circulated.

"I suppose word of our arrival leaked out at the airport."

Tom received word of its arrival and hurried to the airfield to meet it.

At five o'clock he was punctually there again, and sent up word of his arrival.

David was sure that word of his arrival had already reached Zimmerman.

Concealing himself outside the north wing, he sent in word of his arrival.

He sent a messenger south to the capital with word of their arrival.

So he would be gone before word of Flavor's arrival got to the surface?