'One man's meat is another man's poison,' he said, out of the darkness. 'But it's meat an' drink to me.
The lights flared out.
'Don't make me wait in the morning,'
'No, I won't. Goodnight!'
The car rose slowly on to the highroad, then slid swiftly away, leaving the night silent.
Connie timidly took his arm, and they went down the lane. He did not speak. At length she drew him to a standstill.
'Kiss me!' she murmured.
'Nay, wait a bit! Let me simmer down,' he said.
That amused her. She still kept hold of his arm, and they went quickly down the lane, in silence. She was so glad to be with him, just now. She shivered, knowing that Hilda might have snatched her away. He was inscrutably silent.
When they were in the cottage again, she almost jumped with pleasure, that she should be fre
