Whatwerethosehorridpeopledoing？Shespentthewholemorningindiscussingpoliticswithherhusband，andbydegreesshebecamedeeplyinterestedinwhattheyweresaying。Buteverynowandthenwhatshewassayingseemedtoheroddlyemptyofmeaning。
Atluncheonitwasremarkedbyseveralpeoplethatthevisitorsatthehotelwerebeginningtoleave；therewerefewereveryday。
Therewereonlyfortypeopleatluncheon，insteadofthesixtythattherehadbeen。SooldMrs。Paleycomputed，gazingaboutherwithherfadedeyes，asshetookherseatatherowntableinthewindow。
HerpartygenerallyconsistedofMr。PerrottaswellasArthurandSusan，andto-dayEvelynwaslunchingwiththemalso。
Shewasunusuallysubdued。Havingnoticedthathereyeswerered，andguessingthereason，theotherstookpainstokeepupanelaborateconversationbetweenthemselves。Shesufferedittogoonforafewminutes，leaningbothelbowsonthetable，andleavinghersoupuntouched，whensheexclaimedsuddenly，“Idon’tknowhowyoufeel，butIcansimplythinkofnothingelse！“