It did not seem to occur to him that they would refuse. It was as if he had surrounded himself with a thick crust of self-conceit which did not permit any question of his ascendancy over others. In his wide experience Roger had met nothing quite like this swaggering confidence. Bill stared open-mouthed at him but the expression in his eyes suggested that his temper was rapidly coming to boiling point. The girl looked only at Malone; she was breathing deeply; obviously she knew him. Bill made the first move, stepping forward and speaking in a high-pitched, wondering voice: “What the devil do you think—” “Bill, don’t argue with him!” exclaimed Lois. “Go away, please, both of you go away! I shall be all right, he – he’s a friend of mine. Yes, a friend,” she repeated in a pitiful effort to sound convincing. “Don’t worry about me, Bill, I—” “You heard her.” Malone cut across her words; he put his head on one side and peered at Bill.
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