Further, although the text states t

Further, although the text states that he observes her closely, Clark forms judgments of his aunt's feelings with very little evidence. For example, when they enter the concert hall, he notes that Aunt Georgiana regards the audience of beautifully dressed women "stonily." From this small observation, he concludes that she regards them as pretty but unaffecting, irrelevant to her as if they were "daubs of tube-paint on a palette." He makes what is essentially a leap of imagination, and is comforted by it, no longer worried that his aunt may feel embarrassed amid high society. Thus the emotional content of the story entirely depends on Clark's analysis of Aunt Georgina's feelings.