Thedinnerwasuncommonlygood，asthefirstdinneroutisapttobe；anditwentgaylyonfromsouptofruit，whichwasoftheAmericanabundanceandvariety，andasyetnotoftheveteranfreshnessimpartedbytheice-
closet。Everybodywaseatingit，whenbyacommonconsciousnesstheywereawareofalienwitnesses。Theylookedupasbyasingleimpulse，andsawattheportthegauntfaceofasteeragepassengerstaringdownupontheirluxury；heheldonhisarmachildthatsharedhisregardwithyethungriereyes。Aboy’snoseshoweditselfasiftiptoedtotheheightoftheman’selbow；ayounggirlpeeredoverhisotherarm。
Thepassengersglancedatoneanother；thetwotable-stewards，withtheirnapkinsintheirhands，smiledvaguely，andmadesomeindefinitemovements。
Thebachelorattheheadofthetablebrokethespell。“I’mgladitdidn’tbeginwiththeLittleNeckclams！”
“Probablytheyonlyletthosepeoplecomeforthedessert。”Marchsuggested。