Penelope made her way to the front and collected her book along with the others. She avoided eye contact with the man and promptly made her exit. She made beeline for the apartments hoping to catch Julia along the way. She had missed the tea party and probably had no idea about the conditions of attending. She cringed at an uninvited thought. [i]Or what if she had?[/i] Everyone in that room was not as concerned as they ought to have been, but sweet little Julia? Wouldn't that have been strange.