:41:20
It was, as Mrs. Archer said,
a great event for a young couple...
:41:24
...to give their first dinner.
It was not to be undertaken lightly.
:41:29
There was a hired chef, two borrowed
footmen, roses from Hendersons...
:41:34
...Roman punch, and menus
on gilt-edged cards.
:41:38
It was a particular triumph
that the van der Luydens...
:41:41
...at May's request...
:41:43
...stayed in the city to be present
at her farewell dinner...
:41:48
...for the Countess Olenska.
:41:52
Archer saw all the harmless-looking
people at the table...
:41:56
...as a band of quiet conspirators...
:42:00
...with himself and Ellen
the center of their conspiracy.
:42:05
He guessed he had been, for months...
:42:08
...the center of countless
silently observing eyes...
:42:11
...and patiently listening ears.
:42:16
He understood that, somehow...
:42:19
...the separation between himself and
the partner of his guilt was achieved.
:42:25
And he knew that now the whole tribe
had rallied around his wife.
:42:31
He was a prisoner in the center
of an armed camp.
:42:38
Regina's illness
doesn't stop Beaufort...
:42:41
...from devoting as much time
to Annie Ring as he can.
:42:44
Best thing for Beaufort...
:42:46
...would be to go stay at
Regina's place in North Carolina.
:42:50
He could breed trotters.
:42:52
And the key to his release had been
returned the day before...
:42:56
...by mail, unopened.