Nicolas Carson urges James and Wendy to have dinner together at his house. So James accepted the dinner invitation happily, he thought maybe Papa Wendy alias Laura could start accepting him as a prospective son-in-law.
Dinner went well. Laura took the various menus that had been prepared by her family's chef, which were served at the round dining table. James also ate whatever Laura served on his plate without the slightest protest even though his stomach almost exploded with fullness.
Throughout dinner, Nicolas Carson and Louisa studied the young couple in front of them closely. James and Wendy got along, they thought. Wendy did not hide her feelings for James, she was so attentive to serve James.