Then, when her mirth had subsided a little, she said: "Just fancy speaking of a girl as 'Poor Mary' whose father has an income of five or six thousand pounds a year!" "Still, she is poor in spite of her money if she can't get what she wants," Mrs.Burton said, sticking to her point.

"Money isn't everything by a long way, and you can't satisfy heart-hunger with dollars, or pounds either." "Did Mary take you into her confidence concerning this want which money can't satisfy ?" demanded Katherine, a touch of scorn in her tone and a chill feeling at her heart, as if someone had laid an icy finger upon it.
"Dear me, no! Mary is not the sort of girl to go round howling about what she wants but can't get," Mrs.Burton replied.

"But I have eyes in my head, and I think a married woman sees more, and has a larger understanding of affairs of the heart, than a girl who has had no experience at all." "That is very probable," Katherine said quietly, while the chill feeling grew and intensified, despite her efforts to make light of the matter.

"But what has all this to do with me?
Do you want me to approach Mr.Ferrars on the subject, and say to him that he had better make haste and satisfy the heart-hunger of the rich Miss Selincourt ?" Mrs.Burton looked absolutely shocked.

"Dear Katherine, do be serious for once if you can!" she pleaded.