There was a long pause, made to seem even longer by the darkness.

They left his hand as though swallowed by the darkness.

Then they were gone, swallowed up by darkness and rain.

I've been wanting to see the train a long time, and I come by darkness.

And here, now, with his eyes closed, surrounded by darkness, he could believe that.

Here, protected once more by darkness, the old business of hiding began all over again.

And altogether too much of that touched by the darkness.

Then the dream began to fade away, replaced by growing darkness.

In the corridor she is associated with and accompanied by darkness.

He stared over the edge, as if fascinated by the darkness.