Chapter 14

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌⁠The red lamps were all lighted in Mrs. Ivy's small parlor, and the disordered tea-table and general confusion of the overcrowded room, gave evidence that one of her frequent “at homes” had been brought to an end.

It might have been inferred that the hostess had also been brought to an end, to judge from her closed eyes and clasped hands, and the effort with which she inhaled her breath and the viol