His eyes were fixed steadily straight ahead, marking the road they travelled.

His driving was a marvel of skill and confidence.

The girl by his side forgot to watch the storm in front of them in her admiration of his ability.

It was to her the most amazing exhibition of strength and adroitness combined that she had ever witnessed.

The wild enjoyment of that drive was fixed in her memory for all time.
At the end of half-an-hour's rapid travelling a great darkness had begun to envelope them, and obscurity so pall-like that even near objects were seen as it were through a dark veil.
Burke broke his long silence.