It was almost inconceivable how Mrs.Wilton and Miss Pamela, with no actual consultations to that end, practised economies and maintained luxuries.

They seemed to move with a spiritual unity like the physical one of the Siamese twins.

Meagre meals served magnificently, the most splendid conservatism with the smallest possible amount of comfort, moved them as one.
Rose, having been so young when she went to live with them, had never realized the true state of affairs.

Mrs.Wilton and Miss Pamela had not encouraged her making visits in houses where her eyes might have been opened.

Then, too, she was naturally generous, and not sharp-eyed concerning her own needs.