She imparted this impersonality to her reception of Kendricks, whom Fulkerson met in the outer hall with his party, and whom he presented in whisper to them all.

Kendricks smiled under his breath, as it were, and was then mutely and seriously polite to the Leightons.

Alma brought a little bunch of flowers, which were lost in those which Dryfoos had ordered to be unsparingly provided.
It was a kind of satisfaction to Mela to have Miss Vance come, and reassuring as to how it would look to have the funeral there; Miss Vance would certainly not have come unless it had been all right; she had come, and had sent some Easter lilies.
"Ain't Christine coming down ?" Fulkerson asked Mela.
"No, she ain't a bit well, and she ain't been, ever since Coonrod died.
I don't know, what's got over her," said Mela.

She added, "Well, I should 'a' thought Mr.Beaton would 'a' made out to 'a' come!" "Beaton's peculiar," said Fulkerson.

"If he thinks you want him he takes a pleasure in not letting you have him." "Well, goodness knows, I don't want him," said the girl.
Christine kept her room, and for the most part kept her bed; but there seemed nothing definitely the matter with her, and she would not let them call a doctor.