They had now reached the house; the two girls withdrew their arms, and, having watched Charles mount the stairs, they turned into the drawing room,-and from thence to the conservatory,-and then back again,-and then up stairs to lay aside their bonnets and cloaks,-and then down again; first one and then the other looking at their watches, till they began to suspect that they must both of them stand still, or something very like it, so Creepingly did the time pass during which they waited for his return.
"The Vicar of Wrexhill"
Mrs [Frances] Trollope
Having heard their voices while yet some way off he had ridden Creepingly forward, and learnt enough to satisfy himself.
"Tess of the d'Urbervilles A Pure Woman"
Thomas Hardy
The fly moved Creepingly up a hill, and Clare watched it go with an unpremeditated hope that Tess would look out of the window for one moment.
"Tess of the d'Urbervilles A Pure Woman"
Thomas Hardy