midday
I had to come and find out who ye thought ye were lovin ' . '' She only laughed . Luncheon was announced and the family appeared . The meal was more or less the usual midday repast , but to Isabelle and Larry it might have been ambrosia , or sawdust . They made motions of eating , between long glances . Wally and Max tried not to notice , but Miss Watts 's face was wreathed in a fatuous smile of satisfaction . Later , when they went to the living room , she started to slip away , but Isabelle put her arm through the older woman 's and led her along .