"Oh," she said with a little bit of surprise. It was no wonder the one girl had been so hungry... if that was the girl in question. "That is not good. Was? Is she not well?" She reached out to touch her friend's hand and tilted her head. Indeed, she had not heard the scandal. Tilly never talked about the troubles of the servants and such of her class and Pearl never prodded, hating gossip for a good reason.

"I am sorry you are going through a rough patch."