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Jacinth was quick of observation. They had not been many minutes seated at table before it struck her that Frances was unusually silent -- or rather, absent and preoccupied, for the mere fact of her not speaking much in her aunt's presence was not remarkable.
She glanced at Frances once or twice inquiringly, then she tried to draw her into the conversation, but only succeeded in extracting monosyllables in reply. Still her sister did not look depressed, certainly not cross; it was much more as if her thoughts were elsewhere.