"What you--want to go--home for ?" he said.

"Le's go on!" In the darkness Mr.Claude Blakely's expression could not be seen, nor was his voice heard.

For these and other reasons, his opinions and sentiments may not be stated.
...

Mrs.Schofield was looking rather anxiously forth from her front door when the two adult figures and the faithful smaller one came up the walk.
"I was getting uneasy," she said.

"Papa and I came in and found the house empty.