The strangest thing of all was，that not a soul in the house，except me，noticed her habits，or seemed to marvel at them: no one discussed her position or employment; no one pitied her solitude or isolation. I once，indeed，overheard part of a dialogue between Leah and one of the charwomen，of which Grace formed the subject. Leah had been saying something I had not caught，and the charwoman remarked-

"She gets good wages，I guess?"