Final answer:
The provided passages do not offer information about Elizabeth's thoughts in "Odour of Chrysanthemums"; thus, the reason why she thinks her husband missed dinner cannot be determined from them.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student is asking about the reason Elizabeth, a character in the short story "Odour of Chrysanthemums" by D. H. Lawrence, thinks her husband missed dinner. However, the passages provided do not directly relate to this story or the character Elizabeth.
Without the correct context from the story, it is not possible to accurately provide a reason for why Elizabeth thinks her husband missed dinner. The excerpts seem to be from different texts and do not offer information regarding Elizabeth's thoughts or the situation concerning her husband's absence at dinner in "Odour of Chrysanthemums."
In the story Odour of Chrysanthemums, Elizabeth believes that her husband missed dinner because he was preoccupied and distracted. She notices that he stops eating at intervals and stares at her during the meal.
Although he ate well, she senses that something is bothering him. After supper, he goes outside and sits alone, leaning his head on his hands. Elizabeth wonders if there is something that is troubling him and causing him to be distant.