"
She made no answer except to bend her head; and it came to him
that, for all her pride, she liked--and unconsciously yielded
to--domination. With a satisfied gesture he turned to make a
passage towards the door.
But the passage was more easily desired than made. In the few
moments since he had entered the supper-room the press of
people had considerably thickened--until a block had formed
about the door-way. Drawing Eve with him, he moved forward
for a dozen paces, then paused, unable to make further
headway.
As they stood there, he looked back at her. "What a study in
democracy a crowd always is!" he said.
She responded with a bright, appreciative glance, as if
surprised into naturalness. He wondered sharply what she
would be like if her enthusiasms were really aroused. Then a
stir in the corridor outside caused a movement inside the
room; and with a certain display of persistence he was enabled
to make a passage to the door.
There again they were compelled to halt. But though tightly
wedged into his new position and guarding Eve with one arm,
Loder was free to survey the brilliantly thronged corridor
over the head of a man a few inches shorter than himself, who
stood directly in front of him.
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