Furtive – done in a quiet and secret way to avoid being noticed.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furtive
Used In “The Cottagette” on page 47, the fifth paragraph.
“Not a two minutes walk”, he assured her, and showed us a little furtive path between the trees to the place where meals were furnished.”
The word is meant to describe a secretive and quick path to a place near the cottagette to get their meals.
