Outside, in the cool, flickering darkness, the free night lay waiting, and swallowed them.

The night had swallowed him up, but his work on her was done.

The guard frowned at the two birds as the night swallowed them again.

In a dozen yards the night had swallowed them.

The night swallowed all sound, leaving the air empty of life.

Twilight vanished at the same moment, and night swallowed them.

The lights hi the rest of the city were still off, however, so when the car pulled away from the building the night swallowed it.

And he and his men rode away, looking back over their shoulders until the night swallowed them.

After a few steps, he turned and looked back, but the night had already swallowed them.

He switched off the small bedside lamp, and the night swallowed the room.