Summary

Mrs. Foster asked her husband if he would write to her, and he told her it was unlikely. Mr. Foster continued to tell his wife that the fog had most likely caused the airline to cancel the flight, and his wife tried to ignore him. However, when she glanced at him, she noticed with “horror” (41) that he was staring at the spot where her eye twitched.

The driver stopped the car, and Mr. Foster thought it was because they were stuck, but the driver told him they had arrived at the airport. Mrs. Foster rushed in, but she soon learned that the flight was delayed. She eventually learned that the flight was postponed until the next morning. After a moment of confusion, Mrs. Foster called her husband, who had not yet left for the club. After berating her for being “stupid” (43), he told...