He heard more confused shouting.

Now there was the rattle of gunfire and confused shouting.

Overhead, somewhere along the stairway, they could hear confused shouting, the sounds of feet running in all directions and of bulkheads being slammed.

But somehow none of them expected that to happen, not after all the confused shouting and general bedlam which had followed those predawn bugle calls.

"If only--" There was a confused shouting and squealing and a datter of footsteps.

Suddenly there was an enormous crash, a thump of invisible pressure, and smoke filled the boat, followed by a distant shriek and confused shouting.

For suddenly, the shrieking of suck-guns died away; the three Night Warriors heard confused shouting, and then screams.

From behind her she heard the confused shouting of voices--medical personnel.

And there was a lot of confused shouting.

Somewhere off in the drifting smoke, down the alleyway where the humans had disappeared, came a confused shouting.