"Oh..." said Rose, rather confused. It reminded her of Pearl, who had also gotten her own place and liked to be independent. Rose could not understand what possessed either of them - well, she was beginning to understand in Pearl's case, as Pearl talked more of her family. "That's nice," and expensive. And though Rose really tried, she couldn't help feeling a little jealous again. Her family was renting that small cottage, and Rose was slaving away to help pay the rent. "Isn't it lonely?"