As for Geoffrey, he wondered what it all meant: was she engaged to him, or was she not?
Dinner was a somewhat silent meal.

Mr.Granger was thinking about his tithe, also about a sick cow.

Elizabeth's thoughts pursued some dark and devious course of their own, not an altogether agreeable one to judge from her face.

Beatrice looked pale and worried; even Effie's sallies did not do more than make her smile.

As for Geoffrey himself, he was engaged in wondering in an idle sort of way what was going to happen at four o'clock.
"You is all very dull," said Effie at last, with a charming disregard of grammar.
"People ought to be dull on Sunday, Effie," answered Beatrice, with an effort.