"Yes, I'm going up there to-night," said Caroline staring at Maggie. "Well, I'll give it you before you go," then she went on as casually as she could. "What's been happening lately?"
"Of course you know all about the excitement," said Caroline sitting back in the faded arm-chair with her blue dress spread all about her like a cloud.
"What excitement?" said Maggie, pulling herself up, with a desperate struggle, from her own private adventures.
"What! you don't know?" Caroline exclaimed in an awed whisper.
"Know what?" Maggie asked, rather crossly, repenting more and more of asking Caroline to carry her note.
"Why, where DO you live? ... All about Mr. Warlock and his visions!"
"I've heard nothing at all," said Maggie.
This was unexpected joy to Caroline, who had never imagined that there would be any one so near the Inner Saints as Maggie who yet knew nothing about these recent events.
"Do you really know nothing about it?"
"Nothing," said Maggie.