Once she crept creep into the dining-room and found it empty , though a partly finished meal was on the table and chairs and plates looked as if they had been hastily pushed back when the diners rose suddenly for some reason .

A harsher , shriller note note struck in as of many and ruder voices ; but above it flew the first sweet music music , birdlike , abandoned , and the boy crept creep closer .

All his darkness was sudden light ; dazzled dazzle he crept creep forward , bewildered bewilder , fascinated fascinated , until with one last wild whirl whirl the elf-girl paused pause .

He crept creep about from point to point on the fringe of his line , making little runs run now and then .

He was not yet in sight ; and her-eyes crept creep back to the package , her thoughts thought seeming to run upon what was inside it .