After Morse had closed the door, Jessie listened until the crisp crunch of his footsteps had died away.

Then, after gazing long into the flames, she lifted her head to the harsh crunch-crunch of a moccasined foot against the flinty snow granules.

He stood still to get his breath and listen to the very light crunch of her steps.

No longer, as the mouse-coloured cayuse bore him over the range, was there the mellow crunch of snow underfoot.

It was a quarter after four, and except for the occasional crunch of one ice-cake hitting another in the yard, everything was quiet.

For some forsook the sacred rules And pulled, despite their master's word, Ham sandwiches from reticules; On every side one heard The sharp staccato lettuce-crunch Merged in the howls of carnivores at lunch.

One terrific grinding crunch, and the fight was over.