owen saw them going to duddits 's house on maple lane in henry 's car , the gowns and mortarboard caps piled in back ; saw them saying hi to mr and mrs cavell , who were in the living room with an ashy-pale man in a derry gas coverall and a weeping woman - roberta cavell has her arm around ellen rinkenhauer 's shoulders and is telling her it will be all right , she knows that god wo n't let anything happen to dear little josie .