It was only Liosha who rebelled.

Hence her complicated attitude towards life, and hence her entertaining talk at the dinner table.
I enjoyed myself.

So, I think, did everybody.

When the ladies rose, Jaffery, who was nearest the door, opened it for them to pass out, Barbara, the last, lingered for a second or two and laid her hand on Jaffery's arm and looked up at him out of her teasing blue eyes.
"My dear Jaff," she said, "what kind of a dinner do you eat when you _are_ hungry ?".