I covered it over and left it." They found their coats in the hall, wrapped themselves up and lit cigarettes.

Already many of the cars had started and vanished cautiously into obscurity.

Every now and then one could hear the tooting of their horns from far away below.

The chief steward was directing the departures and insisting upon an interval of three minutes between each.
The two men stood on one side and watched him.

He was holding open the door of a large, exceptionally handsome car.