midday
People passed in cars and saw her , and it did n't disturb her in the least . She perfectly remembered she ought to be helping Anna-Rose pick and arrange the flowers for the tea-tables , and she did n't mind . She knew Anna-Rose would be astonished and angry at her absence , and it left her unmoved . By midday she was hopelessly compromised in the eyes of Acapulco , for the people who had motored through the lane told the people who had n't what they had seen . Once a great car passed with a small widow in it , who looked astonished when she saw the pair but had gone almost before Elliott could call out and wave to her . `` That 's my sister , '' he said . `` You and she will love each other . ''