I could hear the slap of bare feet on the deck above me as the watch raced along to see what had happened.

She heard a familiar step on the deck behind her and turned.

I heard the sound of someone beside me on the deck being violently sick over the side.

"And then when they were all dead 1 heard footsteps above me on the deck."

I could hear footsteps on the deck over my head.

The draperies had been drawn, but she could hear sounds of activity outside, on the deck.

Clearly she heard footsteps on the deck just above her head.

She heard a footfall on the deck behind her, but did not turn.

But she could hear the shouts and orders of the men on the deck.

When they heard my feet on the deck, they turned.