I'm well, but all in." Alloway slowly walked on to the porch and leaned against the rail.
He answered Euchre's greeting with a nod.

Then he stood there a dark, silent figure.
Mrs.Bland's full voice in eager questioning had a tendency to ease the situation.

Bland replied briefly to her, reporting a remarkably successful trip.
Duane thought it time to show himself.

He had a feeling that Bland and Alloway would let him go for the moment.

They were plainly non-plussed, and Alloway seemed sullen, brooding.