"Does she paint now?"
"Very little, I think, Lady Tasker."
"Has her children to look after, I suppose?"
"Well—she has both a nurse and a governess——"
"They're quite well off, aren't they? I seem to remember that Pratt came into quite a lot."
"They seem to spend a great deal."
"But that's only a small house of theirs?"
"Oh, yes, they're rather proud of that. They don't spend their money selfishly. It goes to the Cause, you see."
"What Cause?" Lady Tasker asked abruptly.
This was Katie's cue....