AnothergorgeousdinnerawaitsthemontheirreturntotheVeneeringhalls，andLadyTippinsawaitsthem，andBootsandBrewerawaitthem。Thereisamodestassertiononeverybody\'spartthateverybodysingle-handed\'broughthimin\'；butinthemainitisconcededbyall，thatthatstrokeofbusinessonBrewer\'spart，ingoingdowntothehousethatnighttoseehowthingslooked，wasthemaster-stroke。
AtouchinglittleincidentisrelatedbyMrsVeneering，inthecourseoftheevening。MrsVeneeringishabituallydisposedtobetearful，andhasanextradispositionthatwayafterherlateexcitement。Previoustowithdrawingfromthedinner-tablewithLadyTippins，shesays，inapatheticandphysicallyweakmanner:
\'Youwillallthinkitfoolishofme，Iknow，butImustmentionit。
AsIsatbyBaby\'scrib，onthenightbeforetheelection，Babywasveryuneasyinhersleep。\'
TheAnalyticalchemist，whoisgloomilylookingon，hasdiabolicalimpulsestosuggest\'Wind\'andthrowuphissituation；butrepressesthem。