They might have left word at home, or- He came back to his ears.

I know that he has, because it came to my ears.

Apparently what I said of him came to his ear.

All at once came to his ear through the night a strange something.

This he had to do several times before the welcome sound of someone moving inside the house came to his ear.

Before the man could turn, a whispered voice came to his ears.

A noise came to his ears and he stood still.

He was just about to say something to them, when a roar came to their ears.

This was the first human voice he had heard for days, and it came to his ears with a shock.

But still nothing showed and no suspicious sound came to their ears.