\'Shecouldn\'thelphersel\';andforallshelookssodemureandprimnow\'（andthenbothheadswereturnedinthedirectionofSylvia），\'I\'massureasI\'mbornthatCharleyisnott\'chaptolosehisforfeit;andyetyo\'seehesaysnoughtmoreaboutit，andshe\'sleftoffbeing\'fearedofhim。\'
TherewassomethinginSylvia\'slook，ay，andinCharleyKinraid\'s，too，thatshotconvictionintoPhilip\'smind。Hewatchedthemincessantlyduringtheintervalbeforesupper;theywereintimate，andyetshywitheachother，inamannerthatenragedwhileitbewilderedPhilip。WhatwasCharleysayingtoherinthatwhisperedvoice，astheypassedeachother？
Whydidtheylingerneareachother？WhydidSylvialooksodreamilyhappy，sostartledateverycallofthegame，asifrecalledfromsomepleasantidea？WhydidKinraid\'seyesalwaysseekherwhileherswereaverted，ordowncast，andhercheeksallaflame？Philip\'sdarkbrowgrewdarkerashegazed。He，too，startedwhenMrsCorney，closeathiselbow，badehimgointosupperalongwithsomeoftheelderones，whowerenotplaying;
fortheparlourwasnotlargeenoughtoholdallatonce，evenwiththesqueezingandcramming，andsittingtogetheronchairs，whichwasnotatalloutofetiquetteatMonkshaven。PhilipwastooreservedtoexpresshisdisappointmentandannoyanceatbeingthusarrestedinhispainfulwatchoverSylvia;buthehadnoappetiteforthegoodthingssetbeforehim，andfoundithardworktosmileasicklysmilewhencalleduponbyJosiahPrattforapplauseatsomecountryjoke。Whensupperwasended，therewassomelittlediscussionbetweenMrsCorneyandherson—in—lawastowhetherthedifferentindividualsofthecompanyshouldbecalleduponforsongsorstories，aswasthewontatsuchconvivialmeetings。
Bruntonhadbeenhelpinghismother—in—lawinurgingpeopletoeat，heapingtheirplatesovertheirshoulderswithunexpectedgoodthings，fillingtheglassesattheupperendofthetable，andthemugswhichsuppliedthedeficiencyofglassesatthelower。Andnow，everyonebeingsatisfied，nottosaystuffedtorepletion，thetwowhohadbeenattendingtotheirwantsstoodstill，hotandexhausted。