Every step they took meant safety.

He talked to her as lightly as possible, ignoring the fact that she scarcely replied to him.

They mounted the stairs and entered the Club.

She looked anxiously up and down the crowded rooms.
"I shall stroll about and look for Henry," she announced.
"Very well," he agreed.

"I will go over to your place and see how the numbers are going." He stood by the roulette table, but he watched her covertly.