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Lawrence did not return till the middle of the third act , and offered no apology . He looked fierce and jaded and his eyes were strained . `` Past eleven , '' he said , hurrying Laura into her coat while the orchestra played through the National Anthem , for which Selincourt stood stiffly to attention . `` No time for supper , our train goes at 11:59 , I hate first nights , the waits between the acts are so infernally long . '' Laura 's eyebrows , faintly arched , hinted at derision . `` Oh , it dragged , '' said Lawrence impatiently . `` Let 's get out of this . ''