Quartered in adjoining ranch houses, the group dined together Friday night and retired by about 10.

On the occasions the group has dined elsewhere, food is judged with caution.

A third group will dine on rice and water and sit on the floor.

The group no longer dined or partied communally, and most residents led largely separate lives.

This evening, only a small group of courtiers dined with their lord.

The group dines on the lower level, in what was once the stable.

Last spring a group of political scientists dined at Princeton University and discussed the coming elections.

On the night she disappeared the group were dining with her parents in a restaurant close to the couple's apartment.

When large groups are dining, particularly in restaurants, round tables are common.

Every Friday evening, the group dines at a new restaurant, according to a pre-determined schedule.