Then she turned to Dominey.
"Will you be so kind as to see me home ?" she asked.

"Afterwards, my car can take you on wherever you choose to go." "I shall be very happy," Dominey assented.
He, too, made his farewells.

A servant in the hall handed him his hat and coat, and he took his place in the car by Stephanie's side.

She touched the electric switch as they glided off.

The car was in darkness.
"I think," she murmured, "that I could not have borne another moment of this juggling with words.