The party is getting ready to go on, and everyone is complaining about how hot the weather is. Mr. Roberts is complaining that he's been working too hard to prepare for the party. He's also complaining about the fact that everyone seems to think that he looks like a suitor. He asks if anyone else has noticed that he seems to be wearing something that is not a suit. The chatter on the table is interrupted by the sound of someone's voice, and the chatter is interrupted again by the chatter of someone else. The conversation is interrupted once again by someone else, and this time it's Mr. Sands. He complains that everyone is talking about him, and that he doesn't seem to be able to compete with them. He also complains about how much everyone thinks that he is wearing something other than a suit, and how everyone thinks he is trying to light up the fire with charcoal instead of using the fire itself. He says that he likes outdoor ties, but that women don't like outdoor ties because they're too close to him. He then asks if someone else would like to cook a mushroom, and he'd like to know what the conversation is all about. When he hears someone else talking about it, he asks if it'