Their chairs were arranged around the square table like this:
a b +---+---+---+ | | | | h +---+---+---+ c | | | | g +---+---+---+ d | | | | +---+---+---+ f eFor example, persons sitting at positions b and c are considered next to each other.
- The person sitting across from Mrs Alden was a man who sat on Mr Brent's immediate left.
- The person sitting on Mrs Crown's immediate left was a man who sat across from Mr Drake.
- Only one couple did not sit next to each other & this couple did not sit across from each other.