Finally she looked round with an indignant dabbing of her tears.

How dare he treat her thus?
Was he quite heartless?
She began to utter a stream of reproaches, but stopped short and gasped in incredulous disgust.

He had actually--he had actually--gone, and left her to wear her emotion out in solitude.
So overwhelming was the result of this piece of neglect, combined with the failure of all her plans, that Mrs.Ingleton retired forwith to bed, and remained there for the rest of the day..