Rose's concern only grew when Pearl's speech slurred a little. "Aye, ye should sit down," she said, accompanying her friend to the building. She took the apple, guided Pearl to the ground and sat down. "Thank ye. 'As this 'appened before, Pearl? It's early to feel quite so faint." But then again, she thought, Pearl had been brought up a lady and ladies were a lot frailer than the women Rose had grown up with. It was not uncommon for a woman to still stand knee deep in frosty water looking gathering bait at seven months pregnant.