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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Tono Bungay by H. G. Wells: the eldest present--there were, we discovered, one or two hidden
away--displaying a large gold cross and other aggressive
ecclesiastical symbols; there were two or three fox-terriers, a
retrieverish mongrel, and an old, bloody-eyed and very
evil-smelling St. Bernard. There was a jackdaw. There was,
moreover, an ambiguous, silent lady that my aunt subsequently
decided must be a very deaf paying guest. Two or three other
people had concealed themselves at our coming and left unfinished
teas behind them. Rugs and cushions lay among the chairs, and
two of the latter were, I noted, covered with Union Jacks.
The vicar introduced us sketchily, and the faded Victorian wife
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