It changed me from an empty-headed little fool to a woman with oh, such a tremendous desire to be worthy of it." "Yes, but then you married for love." "Didn't you, Joany ?" "I?
Marry for love ?" Joan waved her arm for joy at the idea.
Alice knew the story of the escape from old age.

She also knew from the way in which Martin looked at Joan why he had given her his name and house.

Here was her chance to get to the bottom of a constant puzzle.
"You may not have married for love," she said, "but of course you're fond of Martin." Joan considered the matter.

It might be a good thing to go into it now that there was an unexpected lull in the wild rush that she had made to get into life.

There had been something rather erratic about Martin's comings and goings during the last week.