choosing to break a hitherto unrevealed fifty-dollar bill in preference to the twenty which he had allowed them all to gaze upon at the roadhouse.
Lillian wished that Carl and May had decided to stay at Arras Inn while Hubert took her home. She wanted to see if he would mention anything more about meeting her the following day. She felt sure that he wouldn't speak of it in front of the others. And he didn't.
"Good night," Lillian said as she climbed out of the Packard.
"Good night," each of the others responded. Nobody added a single extra word.
It was all very gloomy.
"He won't be there tomorrow evening," Lillian said to herself.
But he was.