Chapter 5When a beaming Abigail decided their target for the day had been reached, the dreamlike and feverish atmosphere did not disperse with the ending of the rehearsal but followed them throughout the evening. For some reason, most likely the result of shovelling snow in the fresh air, once Matthew was in his bedroom, he felt unaccountably tired and fell into a short, deep sleep. He was far from the only late arrival downstairs for the evening, so other guests were similarly affected.
While waiting for everyone to gather, Matthew reflected on the latter part of the play practice. After that strange charge in the atmosphere, events had become decidedly odd as though the players were merging with the events of the play. Matthew allowed that Mrs. Robinson had already proved to be a capabl
