6. His secretary (take) the paper from the table where he (put) it, and (go) out. 7… It (be) near midnight when they (come) in from dinner,…

6. His secretary took the paper from the table where he had putit, and went out. 7… It was near midnight when they came in fromdinner, still laughing at something he had said in the dining-room. 8. it was two o'clock. Eliza was suddenly thoroughly awake. She sat up inher bed and circled her knees with her arms. It was raining, the way it had been raining for days. 9. In his turn Jolyon looked back at his son. He wantedto talk about many things that he had been unable to talk about all theseyears. 10. She was at the station after all, standing just as he had  imagined, apart from the others.