After divers mistakes he at length found himself in the drawing-room, where the rest of the party being assembled, they presently proceeded to dinner.
Jack's amended costume did not produce any difference in Mr.Sponge's behaviour, who treated him with the utmost indifference.

In truth, Sponge had rather a large balance against Jack for his impudence to him in the field.

Nevertheless, the fair Amelia continued her attentions, and talked of hunting, occasionally diverging into observations on Lord Scamperdale's fine riding and manly character and appearance, in the roundabout way ladies send their messages and compliments to their friends.
The dinner was flat.

Jawleyford had stopped the champagne tap, though the needle-case glasses stood to tantalize the party till about the time that the beverage ought to have been flowing, when Spigot took them off.

The flatness then became flatter.