Had he? Rose almost seemed to remember he had. She frowned. But thinking back, she was surprised to find that, no. He had never even yelled at her. There was just the brooding silence that threatened her.

Could it be that he was brooding over something in her own heart and not her failings? But Pearl's suggestion was too much. "Oh no, Andrew would never do that. He's a good man, very responsible and upright!" she quickly defended him. "If he does feel bad... maybe it's because he knows I'm unhappy. Maybe 'e's blamin' 'imself and we are just not talkin' properly." Perhaps she should risk speaking to him properly as Pearl said and tell him how she felt. Ask him what was on his mind.