We end with a detail that reinforces the group consensus:
Amongst the most violent against him was Mrs. Bennet, whose dislike of his general behaviour was sharpened into particular resentment, by having slighted one of her daughters.
Carole-Ann really couldn’t stand her, saying she was a no-good recipe-stealing busybody who was better off with the old bats who played bridge on Tuesdays.
Most opposed to his continued life was Elspeth, who was the first to put a strike against his name after he chose to infiltrate the Palazzo dressed as a noblewoman instead of going through the sewers like everyone else.
