Syd could tell her friend was not at all in the proper frame of mind, as he did not even respond to his boss telling him to go home. That was not proper Bridge response at all, as he usually would have argued in his own way and wanted to stay.
That he was not doing so worried her even more.
"Let's get going, Bridgey," she said in a quiet voice, already slowly standing up from the table and reaching down to help him up.