Both Uses
furtive
in
And Then There Were None
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- A soft furtive footfall...
p. 135.3 *furtive = quietly cautious
- It came again—someone moving softly, furtively, overhead.†
p. 135.5furtively = while taking pains to avoid being observed; or in a nervous manner (as though hoping not to be seen)
Definitions:
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(1)
(furtive) taking pains to avoid being observed
or:
in a manner indicating nervousness (being cautious or appearing suspicious) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)