Then in the afternoon mrs. merriman and mrs. highcamp had made their "party call." edna felt that they might have dispensed with the formality. they had also come to invite her to play vingt-et-un one evening at mrs. merriman's. she was asked to go early, to dinner, and mr. merriman or mr. arobin would take her home. edna accepted in a half-hearted way. she sometimes felt very tired of mrs. highcamp and mrs. merriman. edna’s weariness of mrs. merriman and mrs. highcamp is a reflection of her rejection of her husband, mr. pontellier. deepening passion for robert lebrun. disillusionment with conventional society. desire to be left alone once and for all.