Granet, however, seemed still dissatisfied.
"I'm going to see that my car's all right," he told them.

"I left it in the open shed." He was absent for about twenty minutes.

When he returned, they had finished the game of snooker pool without him and were all sitting on the lounge by the side of the billiard table, talking of the war.

Granet listened for a few minutes and then said good-night a little abruptly.
He lit his candle outside and went slowly to his room.

Arrived there, he glanced at his watch and locked the door.