“To go back.”
Stephen had forgotten the threat. He said that this was not playing the game.
“Surely!”
“I can’t have you going back.”
“Promise to behave decently then.”
He was seized and pulled away from the door.
“We change at Salisbury,” he remarked. “There is an hour to wait. You will find me troublesome.”
“It isn’t fair,” exploded Stephen. “It’s a lowdown trick. How can I let you go back?”
“Promise, then.”
“Oh, yes, yes, yes. Y.M.C.A. But for this occasion only.”