“Iwasjustsayingthatpeoplearesoliketheirboots，“
saidMissAllan。Mrs。Paleydidnothear。Sherepeateditmoreloudlystill。Mrs。Paleydidnothear。Sherepeateditathirdtime。Mrs。Paleyheard，butshedidnotunderstand。
Shewasapparentlyabouttorepeatitforthefourthtime，whenRachelsuddenlysaidsomethinginarticulate，anddisappeareddownthecorridor。Thismisunderstanding，whichinvolvedacompleteblockinthepassage，seemedtoherunbearable。Shewalkedquicklyandblindlyintheoppositedirection，andfoundherselfattheendofa_cul__de__sac_。Therewasawindow，andatableandachairinthewindow，anduponthetablestoodarustyinkstand，anashtray，anoldcopyofaFrenchnewspaper，andapenwithabrokennib。Rachelsatdown，asiftostudytheFrenchnewspaper，butatearfellontheblurredFrenchprint，raisingasoftblot。
Sheliftedherheadsharply，exclaimingaloud，“It’sintolerable！“
Lookingoutofthewindowwitheyesthatwouldhaveseennothingevenhadtheynotbeendazedbytears，sheindulgedherselfatlastinviolentabuseoftheentireday。Ithadbeenmiserablefromstarttofinish；first，theserviceinthechapel；thenluncheon；