She nodded, unable to speak for the chattering was strong. The two women seemed to make a fuss over her, a shock for sure since she wasn't used to such treatment. A little kindness seemed to make her face fall and, if she wasn't already soaked to the bone, one might see a tear or two streaking down her face at said kindness. The world was a man's world, and nobody seemed to take kindly to a woman who had been knocked up and abandoned by her husband.

When she was able to, she murmured a chattering, "Thank you."