His manner of lurking consisted, before he reached the clearing fence, in crouching very low and creeping along in a most constrained and uncomfortable manner, occasionally dropping to the ground slowly and with utter noiselessness and rising again with equal caution.
"A Man and a Woman"
Stanley Waterloo
Clem drew into the back regions for a few moments, but as soon as she heard the closing of a door in the upper part of the house, she too ascended, going on tip-toe, with a noiselessness which indicated another side of her character.
"The Nether World"
George Gissing
A moment later with absolute noiselessness he rose and leaned over the verandah-rail, intently watching.
"The Keeper of the Door"
Ethel M. Dell