The matrons, meantime, offered vinaigrettes and wielded fans; and again and again reiterated the expression of their concern that their warning had not been taken in time; and the elder gentlemen laughed, and the younger urged their services on the agitated fair ones.
Los caballeros solicitaron mayores aclaraciones sobre este último extremo, pero sólo obtuvieron rubores, exclamaciones y risas contenidas. Las matronas ofrecieron a las chicas sus frascos de sales, reprendiéndolas por no haber atendido sus consejos.