Місіс Деллоуей

           Atoncetheystoodevenstraighter,andremovedtheirhands,andseemedreadytoattendtheirSovereign,ifneedbe,tothecannon’smouth,astheirancestorshaddonebeforethem.ThewhitebustsandthelittletablesinthebackgroundcoveredwithcopiesoftheTatlerandsyphonsofsodawaterseemedtoapprove;seemedtoindicatetheflowingcornandthemanorhousesofEngland;andtoreturnthefrailhumofthemotorwheelsasthewallsofawhisperinggalleryreturnasinglevoiceexpandedandmadesonorousbythemightofawholecathedral.ShawledMollPrattwithherflowersonthepavementwishedthedearboywell(itwasthePrinceofWalesforcertain)andwouldhavetossedthepriceofapotofbeer—abunchofroses—intoSt.James’sStreetoutofsheerlight-heartednessandcontemptofpovertyhadshenotseentheconstable’seyeuponher,discouraginganoldIrishwoman’sloyalty.ThesentriesatSt.James’ssaluted;QueenAlexandra’spolicemanapproved.

           AsmallcrowdmeanwhilehadgatheredatthegatesofBuckinghamPalace.