It made her feel a little cold, and after a moment she turned from the subject.
"I am going back to the Priory," she said.

"Shall I take that book, or will you ?" It was capitulation, but he gave no sign that he so much as remembered that there had been a battle.

Obviously then her defeat had been a foregone conclusion from the outset.
"You needn't bicycle back," he said.

"I've got the car here.

And I'm going to the Priory myself." Olga's eyes opened wide at the announcement.