Trips over foot barriers, spilling whiskey

Usage examples of falls.

Septimus Falls arrived by train and taxi at 4:30, within a few minutes of Dr.

The fact is the evil brute got lost and has followed some other Falls all over the country.

Questing, having introduced Septimus Falls to Gaunt, had adopted the manner of a sort of referee or ring-master.

All through the hooey Gaunt and Falls were spilling about Shakespeare or someone.

As you see, the hillock falls away in a steep bank immediately above the big mud pot.

Septimus Falls, moving quietly along the white-flagged path across the reserve.

Septimus Falls was walking briskly back along the path, whistling his way home.

Questing had manoeuvred to get possession of Wai-ata-tapu, and, when he was about to take over, Septimus Falls had arrived, making certain that he would not be refused a room.

Had this been an intimation to Questing that Falls himself was another agent?

Why had Falls been at such pains to ensure that nobody inspected the path above Taupo-tapu?

After all, why on earth should Falls take such an elaborate and senseless means of introducing himself to Questing?

I must tell you at the outset, Falls, that if you concur with the official view of this case, I utterly disagree with you.

In support of this theory I draw your attention to a development of which Falls has acquainted me.

It was an unexpected turn of events when Gaunt, Edward, Falls and I all decided, separately, to walk.

He explained, as if to a child, that a blow from a hidden assailant would not account for the displaced clod of mud and that even in a struggle, which could scarcely have taken place without Falls hearing it, the path was altogether too firm for any portion of it to give way.