"Did she snub you?"
"No. She wasn't aware of me. There was a Miss Morton, too, Miss Althea Morton, who seemed to be a great friend of Mr. Paxton's."
"Beautiful?"
"No, only pretty."
"Why didn't you talk to Jerry afterward?"
"I came home."
"Didn't Jerry look after you?"
"There was no need for him to look after me. He was busy. I just came home."
She began the preparations for breakfast.
"But Jane, did you get through your part all right?"