Rose wasn't sure about returning to the socialist meetings. She strongly supported the cause, but she wasn't sure it was illegal. And then there was the issue of that one guy that was a bit of a creep. Yet she had gone at last. The good thing about working for a lonely sulking bachelor was that she was less busy than she used to be in York. She did not even have to cook anymore, since Mr. Meijer had hired a cook quite soon after her arrival. Did he think she was too busy? She didn't complain. 

People were still drizzling in, and Rose felt somewhat uncomfortable, because she didn't know anyone. When she spotted Benny, she approached him. She still didn't know what to think of him, but they had made peace, and she was desperate to look social and integrated. "Hey..." she said.