"You never know who you're going to get in with.

Some of these people are pretty bad company." "I expect so," said Carrie, agreeably.
The conversation turned to other things, and Carrie thought no more upon the subject until a day or two later, when, going out to market, she encountered Mrs.Vance coming in.

The latter recognized her and nodded, for which Carrie returned a smile.

This settled the probability of acquaintanceship.

If there had been no faint recognition on this occasion, there would have been no future association.
Carrie saw no more of Mrs.Vance for several weeks, but she heard her play through the thin walls which divided the front rooms of the flats, and was pleased by the merry selection of pieces and the brilliance of their rendition.