Sam bent over the side of the car, put his hands under her arms, lifted her like a kitten, and deposited her on the seat beside him. Then throwing in the clutch, he drove at an ever-increasing speed down the drive and out into the silent road. Strange creatures of the night came and went in the golden glow of the head-lights.
§ 7
“Put me down,” said Billie.
“You’d get hurt if I did, travelling at this pace.”
“What are you going to do?”
“Drive about till you promise to marry me.”
“You’ll have to drive a long time.”
“Right ho!” said Sam.
The car took a corner and purred down a lane. Billie reached out a hand and grabbed at the steering wheel.
“Of course, if you want to smash up in a ditch!” said Sam, righting the car with a wrench.