Gretta and Gabriel’s aunts come out of the dressing room and greet Gabriel, who is their favorite nephew. As he joins the party, Gabriel glances at the notes for the speech he is to make later on that night, wondering whether quoting Robert Browning will be too obscure and complicated for his audience. She awkwardly thanks him as he heads upstairs to the party, still brooding over her bitter retort. Gabriel offers her a tip, which he insists she accept in the Christmas spirit. When Lily takes Gabriel’s coat, he notices that she has matured into an attractive young woman and remarks that she is approaching the age for marriage, but Lily snaps at his remark. It is already after ten o’clock when Gabriel-the protagonist and nephew of Julia and Kate-and his wife Gretta finally arrive. Lily is taking the men’s coats, while Julia and Kate are attending to the female party guests. The story begins with Lily, Julia, Mary Jane, and Kate welcoming guests to their annual Christmas party in Dublin.
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