Indeed, in some sort, they were not grieved at this event, at least as a portent; for they regarded it, not as a fore-shadowing of evil in the future, but as the fulfilment of an evil already presaged.
The Duke was not at all shocked at this refusal; he thought it presaged him no ill, that she expressed a little coldness at a time when she might be touched with jealousy.
Lin Chong did need to see how the new participant was faring, however. She'd heard some grunting and swearing from that corner that did not presage well. She turned and circled in that direction.