Wogan took a step towards her and checked himself.

He spoke sharply between clenched teeth.
"Lock your door," said he.
The curtain between them was down.

Wogan had patched and patched it before; but it was torn down now, and they had seen each other without so much as that patched semblance of a screen to veil their eyes.
Clementina did not answer him or raise her head.

She went quietly into her room.

Wogan did not move until she had locked the door.
Then he disposed himself for the night.