Dinnerwasannounced。FunkelsteintookMissCameron，HughMrs。
Elton，andMr。ArnoldfollowedwithLadyEmily，whowouldneverprecedeherolderfriend。HughtriedtotalktoMrs。Elton，butwithmeagresuccess。Hewassuddenlyanobody，andfeltmorethanhehadfeltforalongtimewhat，inhispresentdeterioratedmoralstate，heconsideredthedegradationofhisposition。AgulfseemedtohavesuddenlyyawnedbetweenhimselfandEuphra，andtheloudestvoiceofhisdespairingagonycouldnotreachacrossthatgulf。Anawfulconvictionawokewithinhim，thatthewomanheworshippedwouldscarcelyreceivehisworshipattheworthofincensenow；andyetinspirithefelldowngrovellingbeforehisidol。Thewords“euphrasyandrue“keptringinginhisbrain，comingoverandoverwithanawfulminglingofchimeandtoll。Whenhethoughtaboutitafterwards，heseemedtohavebeenayearincrossingthehallwithMrs。Eltononhisarm。Butasifdivininghisthoughts——justastheypassedthroughthedining-roomdoor，Euphralookedroundathim，almostoverFunkelstein\'sshoulder，and，withoutputtingintoherfacetheleastexpressiondiscerniblebyeitheroftheothersfollowing，contrivedtobanishforthetimeallHugh\'sdespair，andtoconvincehimthathehadnothingtofearfromFunkelstein。HowitwasdoneHughhimselfcouldnottell。Hecouldnotevenrecallthelook。Heonlyknewthathehadbeenasmiserableasonewakinginhiscoffin，andthatnowhewasoutinthesunnyair。
Duringdinner，FunkelsteinpaidnoveryparticularattentiontoEuphrasia，butwasremarkablypolitetoLadyEmily。Sheseemedhardlytoknowhowtoreceivehisattentions，buttoregardhimasastrangeanimal，whichshedidnotknowhowtotreat，andofwhichshewasalittleafraid。Mrs。Elton，onthecontrary，appearedtobedelightedwithhisbehaviourandconversation；for，withoutshowingtheleastoriginality，heyethadseensomuch，andknewsowellhowtobringoutwhathehadseen，thathewasamostinterestingcompanion。Hughtooklittleshareintheconversationbeyondlisteningaswellashecould，topreventhimselffromgazingtoomuchatEuphra。
“HadMr。Sutherlandandyoubeenoldacquaintancesthen，HerrvonFunkelstein？”askedMr。Arnold，revertingtotheconversationwhichhadbeeninterruptedbytheannouncementofdinner。
“Notatall。Wemetquiteaccidentally，andintroducedourselves。