She would be lying if she said she didn’t feel a small amount of satisfaction at Anne’s reaction. The angry needlework from her friend already told Amy that she was properly getting to her a bit, but her finally breaking and saying that Alice is getting married and moving out of town all but confirmed to the Welsh girl that the rumours were indeed true. She attempted to hide looking smug.

” It is true then” she said more as a matter-of-fact than as a question, ignoring the apparent distress in her friend’s voice. ” Is she getting married to the father?” it would be the proper thing for her to do in Amy’s view