She had never thought of the hunchback's being married and she was a trifle surprised.

Mrs.Medlock saw this, and as she was a talkative woman she continued with more interest.

This was one way of passing some of the time, at any rate.
"She was a sweet, pretty thing and he'd have walked the world over to get her a blade o' grass she wanted.

Nobody thought she'd marry him, but she did, and people said she married him for his money.

But she didn't--she didn't," positively.