Did Dorothy hear that?
And if Harry and Juliana spoke of her mother, what did that mean?
That she was hunted, and must stand at bay! 'Oh, Papa! Papa! why did you marry a Dawley ?' she exclaimed, plunging to what was, in her idea, the root of the evil.
She had no time for outcries and lamentations.

It dawned on her that this was to be a day of battle.

Where was Harry?
Still in the midst of the Conley throng, apparently pooh-poohing something, to judge by the twist of his mouth.
The Countess delicately signed for him to approach her.

The extreme delicacy of the signal was at least an excuse for Harry to perceive nothing.

It was renewed, and Harry burst into a fit of laughter at some fun of one of the Conley girls.