3715. Did Natalie know that the discussion of a uniform for
Alexis would be the thing that would bring to the surface Harriet’s feelings
for all to see? I don’t think so, but I do not know. I only know what the consequence
was. Perhaps you imagine that Harriet began to wail aloud, or on the other hand
perhaps you think she would shiver all over and begin to sob silently to
herself, but that is not what happened.
3716. Harriet’s behavior was singular and unforgettable. At
the moment the crimson stripe on the leg of the yellow uniform was mentioned
she was eating soup with a silver spoon.
Very large tears began to fall from her eyes, and the tears ran down her
cheeks, onto her chin, and fell into her soup. No other outward sign of her
grief could be seen, and she continued to eat her soup as if nothing out of the
ordinary was happening.
3717. Perhaps the only thing that transpired while Harriet
cried was that her soup became a little more salty, as she consumed her grief
with a spoon.
3718. If Harriet had cried in a conventional way I suppose
her friends would have began asking her questions in a false attempt to appear
concerned, but the nature of Harriet’s tears precluded any duplicitous reaction
and they all sat there silently at the card table.
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