Mary begins following you out to the car.  She is a bit confused, yet she does not dwell on it.  She is worried over the earthquake. Yet the whip's effect upon her is still vivid.  The confusion is now you mention in genial benign comment. Of getting her something wear.  However, the aftershock of another tremor begins. As the ground shifts and begins to shake underneath the two of you as you head out to the car.