Gwendolyn Hackworth now saw something in Lord Finkle-McGraw's face that 
made her want to leave the room. After speeding through the obligatory 
pleasantries, she did. She collected Fiona from the chimney-corner where she 
was cherishing the dregs of her hot chocolate. Nell was there
too, reading her copy of the Primer, and Gwendolyn was startled to see that she 
had not touched her drink at all.