"Auntie, it's been so long already, you must tell me when Maxim will appear? He's the groom tonight, isn't he?"
Mother Gardner initially exuded confidence, but slowly, she too began to wonder what on earth Maxim was up to.
Could he have really gone to find Molly Landon?
As Maxim's mother, Mother Gardner was experiencing for the first time an inability to control her son, utterly unable to guess what was going through his mind.
With so many guests present, some being from the Sterling Family, yet Maxim shows no regard for anything. Could he really be trying to ruin himself?
As more and more guests started to remark upon Miss Sterling, the Sterling Family could no longer sit still, they walked over to inquire from Mother Gardner directly.
"Madam, what's going on exactly? Why hasn't Maxim shown up yet? My daughter is left alone dealing with the guests, what's the meaning of this?"