`` Spencer here ! I suppose he forgot it was prayer meeting night . What did he say ? Why did n't you tell him where I was ? '' `` I do n't know that he forgot it was prayer meeting night , '' returned Mrs. Bowes with measured emphasis . '' 'T is n't likely his memory has failed so all at once . He did n't ask where you was . He took good care to go before you got home too . Miss LeMar entertained him . I guess she was quite capable of it . '' Estella bent over her dishes in silence . Her face was deadly white . `` I 'll send her away , '' said Mrs. Bowes pityingly . `` When she 's gone , Spencer will soon come back to you . '' `` No , you wo n't ! '' said Estella fiercely . `` If you do , she 'll only go over to Barstows ' , and it would be worse than ever . I do n't care -- I 'll show them both I do n't care ! As for Spencer coming back to me , do you think I want her leavings ? He 's welcome to go . ''
`` He 's only just fooled by her pretty face , '' persisted Mrs. XXXXX in a clumsy effort at consolation .
Barstows Bowes Estella LeMar Miss Spencer bent face leavings night