Wise Course
From A Haunted Hotel (1878) by Wilkie Collins:
He decided forthwith on taking the only wise course that was open under the circumstances. In other words, he decided on taking to flight.
To his servant, this character says:
Now then, softly, Thomas! If your shoes creak, I am a lost man.
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