| Mrs. Eames took off her bathing cap and ran her fingers through her hair as if deeply pondering. |
| She was not so cross as she might have been, and Mrs. Eames had not yet appeared. |
| Sir Evelyn took no more interest in Mrs. Eames than he did in the vicar. |
| Mr. Eames, owing to the unrestored condition of his church, was able to make himself fairly comfortable while reading. |
| Mrs. Eames was wise enough to know this, but also wise enough to pretend she did not. |
| But Mrs Eames was a kind, patient, unexacting woman, who took all civil words as meaning civility. |
