how was Sophie affected when Danny Casey did not keep his date?

Sophie measured the changes quietly taking place in her when Danny did not turn up for the date and set about resigning herself to the occurrence. But resignation was a hard thing to deal with and sadness was a harder burden. She would have to resign herself to live with this burden. She resolved to walk into the house with her head held high and envisaged the slow walk home with Geoff's disappointed face when she would tell him that Danny did not come.