51.   DeVore, Lever and the others sat in big leather chairs, drinks in hand, talking.

52.   Did they have to sit him in a swivel chair that swung sideways with every movement of his body?

53.   Emily sat in her coat while Hudson lit the fire.

54.   Enigmatically, Boon sits in silence for a while.

55.   Entering the railway hotel he ordered a pot of coffee and sat in the main lounge with his back to the stairs.

56.   Even old Florence had been brought in and sat in the most comfortable armchair while they talked.

57.   Finally I went downstairs and sat in a chair with a book.

58.   Five yards away a woman sat almost in profile, a white towelling robe easy on her shoulders.

59.   For an hour the two women sat in silent prayer, nervously scanning the other customers.