"I had no idea what a poison poverty could be!" said Muriel, abruptly, with her gaze on the fire.
"My cousin?" Diana looked up startled. "Was that what she was saying to you?"
Muriel nodded assent. Her look--so anxious and tender--held, enveloped her companion.
"Are they in debt?" said Diana, slowly.
"Terribly. They seem to be going to break up their home."
"Did she tell you all about it?"
Mrs. Colwood hesitated.
"A great deal more than I wanted to know!" she said, at last, as though the words broke from her.
Diana thought a little.
"I wonder--whether that was--what she came home for?"