“Oh!” said Alice. “The day after I—you left Campobello?”
“Well—yes.”
“And I was thinking of you all that day as—And I couldn't bear to look at anybody that day, or speak!”
“Well, the fact is, I—I was distracted, and I didn't know what I was doing. I was desperate; I didn't care.”
“How did you find out about the yacht race?”
“Boardman told me. Boardman was there.”
“Did he know the ladies? Did he go too?”
“No. He was there to report the race for the Events. He went on the press boat.”
“Oh!” said Alice. “Was there a large party?”
“No, no. Not very. Just ourselves, in fact. They were awfully kind. And they made me go home to dinner with them.”