“Why?”
“For the same reason that I leave the table when dinner is over.”
“You won't see her again?”
“See her? Yes, as I should see the remains of my meal were I to pass through the diningroom. But I shall not sit down again.”
I do not think Teddy quite appreciated this metaphor.
“Don't you think she is—” he began, but had some difficulty in finding a word.
“Well served?” I suggested.