At the turn of the staircase Katharine turned to look back, trusting to this last glance to seal their compact of good friendship.

Instead of returning her silent greeting, William grinned back at her a cold stare of sarcasm or of rage.
She stopped dead for a moment, and then descended slowly into the court.
She looked to the right and to the left, and once up into the sky.

She was only conscious of Denham as a block upon her thoughts.

She measured the distance that must be traversed before she would be alone.

But when they came to the Strand no cabs were to be seen, and Denham broke the silence by saying: "There seem to be no cabs.