Mabel was still acting as though nothing had happened as she tried to get Daryl to be nice to Augustus, that way they could get a piece of the pie. Kent was probably embarrassed but couldn't do anything about her, so he kept silent and continued drinking.
However, Augustus didn't think much of it. The corners of his lips tilted upwards as he watched their interaction and would even glance at me from time to time. The look in his eyes seemed to be telling me that he wanted to get a clear look at just what kind of people were around me.
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