Scarlett disliked most of her neighbors and was too busy with her mill to care about seeing the ones she did like, so the lack of calls did not disturb her.
To-day, however, Nancy was too full of her mission to be her usual talkative self; and almost in silence she took the drive to the station and alighted to wait for the train.
She's ready for this question and answers it with confidence, explaining that her mother, as she had mentioned, makes her own garam masala, while her sister is too busy and purchases often, just like her.