Sentence:  After Captain Docherty sent Arleigh Griffith for Hoag he was able to complete his detailed inspection of the third floor and to receive a report from his man covering the floors above before Griffith <WSD>returned</WSD> , buoyed up by a brief stop for another glass of champagne . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before