Then the footsteps went away and Arthur heard the front door slam.
To our great relief his footsteps went in the opposite direction.
Her footsteps go away, and the door to the hall opens.
Fortunately the footsteps went into the kitchen, and the children could hear water running.
But after a second the door closed again and the footsteps went on.
They heard the guard's footsteps go by, not ten feet away from them, and continue on.
We waited for Madame to come in, but her footsteps went past the door and to the back of the house.
Our muddy footsteps I saw still went up the stairs.
The footsteps went away, but in no more than three minutes they were back again.
In a moment the voices stopped and the footsteps went away.