Miss Hall.
No, Mrs. Insoley.
Mrs. Insoley.
What do you mean by no, Louisa?
Miss Hall.
[Hastily.] I beg your pardon. I mean yes, Mrs. Insoley.
Mrs. Insoley.
A few old men touched their hats, and one old woman curtsied, but that was all.
Claude.
[With a little nod.] Of course it’s not important in itself, but it’s the sign of a change. The long and short of it is that they don’t look up to their betters as they used to.