At some length he explained how he had been to see an eminent swell at the War Office, a "dug-out" who was an old friend of his, and impressed upon him his, Godfrey's, extraordinary abilities as a soldier, pointing out that he ought at once to be given command of a regiment, and how the eminent swell had promised that he would see to it forthwith.

Oh! if he had only known, he would not have thanked him.
At last they started for the motor-car, which was to drive them in pomp three hundred yards to the Hall.

Some delay occurred.

Another motor-car at the church gate would not start, and had to be drawn out of the way.
Three or four of the nurses from the hospital and certain local ladies surrounded Isobel, and burst into talk and congratulations, thus separating her from Godfrey.
Overhearing complimentary remarks about himself, he drew back a little from the porch into the church which had now emptied.

As he stood there someone tapped him on the shoulder.