"You'll come again soon ?" she asked, and Joan promised.

"You've made me so happy," she whispered.

The nurse was in the room.
They discussed politics in the train.

Phillips had found more support for his crusade against Carleton than he had expected.

He was going to open the attack at once, thus forestalling Carleton's opposition to his land scheme.
"It isn't going to be the _Daily This_ and the _Daily That_ and the _Weekly the Other_ all combined to down me.