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And as he stood beside the tea-table, waiting for Marcella to entrust some tea to him for distribution, he turned and made a profound bow to his candidate cousin. Everybody joined in the laugh, led by Wharton. Then there was a general drawing up of chairs, and Marcella applied herself to making tea, helped by Aldous. Wharton alone remained standing before the fire, observant and apart.
'Where's Rose? he demanded suddenly in the depressing silence of the tea-table, as if he had just discovered the absence of his second daughter. 'She's been working in her room all day, said Leonora. 'That's no reason why she should be late for tea. At that moment Rose entered. She was very tall and pale, her dress was a little dowdy.
She wanted some vent for her vexation; for it was really too provoking to see Ellen Whitelaw sitting staring out of the window like a lifeless statue, and not taking the faintest interest in the mystery of her husband's conduct. She stirred the fire, and then busied herself with the tea-table, giving a touch here and there where no re-arrangement was wanted, for the sake of doing something.
Our young Virginian found himself after a few days at Tunbridge Wells by far the most important personage in the place. The story of his wealth had been magnified, and his winnings at play, which were considerable, were told and calculated at every tea-table. The old aunt Bernstein enjoyed his triumphs, and bade him pursue his enjoyments.
The group that had foregathered about Mrs. Ramsey's tea-table that Thursday afternoon had scattered and gone its several ways.
The girl had not really meant to come at first, but she yielded to his persuasions. "I will look after the food and drink then," she said, and she spent herself on the decoration of the tea-table. They went to Aragno's together in the morning to get cakes and bonbons. "What flowers?" She chose mimosa, and he bought a great mass of the fragrant golden boughs, and a bunch of violets for her.
This undoubtedly happened on the score of Natura and his wife, and occasioned not only many idle stories at tea-table conversation, but also many oblique hints to be sometimes given to himself, which, perhaps, there was not the least grounds for, but which greatly added to his disquiets; as when we think we have reason to believe part, we are ready to give credit to all we hear, especially in cases of this nature; it being the peculiar property of jealousy, to force the mind to grasp with eagerness, at every thing that tends to render it more afflicted and perplexed.
But both his parents thought he had better stay at home, with the rest of the family, and he reluctantly yielded to their wishes, coupled with the promise of a story or two from his grandmother, about old times. A cheerful fire was burning in the grate, when the family returned to the parlor, from the tea-table.
"Aunt Barbara has gone out, and will not be home till dinner-time," she added, as she returned to the tea-table and fireside. "Then you and I will drink tea together, Madelon," said Graham, seating himself in an arm-chair opposite to her. "Where have you been all this afternoon? Have you been out too?" "I have been to a singing-class. I generally go twice a-week when we are in town."
And here was the tennis-court, with Guy among a jolly cross-legged group of youths in flannels, and pretty girls about the tea-table under the big lime: in the centre the curate handing bread and butter, and in the middle distance a footman approaching with more cups.
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