Stockholm or Amsterdam seemed, despite their smallness, to be considered.

No one denied the presence of Zanzibar on the map, but as it conveyed nothing more than the impression of being a mere geographical fact, there was no reason why one should dwell on it in conversation.

Remembering all she had left behind, the crowded streets, the brilliant shop windows, the buzz of individual people, there were moments when Betty ground her strong little teeth.
She wanted to express all these things, to call out, to explain, and command recognition for them.

But her cleverness showed to her that argument or protestation would be useless.

She could not make such hearers understand.