Mrs. Green sneered. "That woman wasn't willing to stay and suffer, so she married a rich man. But the good times didn't last. A few years ago, his luck ran out and he lost everything. As for your sister, she got married when she was sent down to the countryside. She married a village farmer and had two kids, but she couldn't take the hardship of rural life, so she ran back here on her own."
"She didn't bring the children back?" Rosalind asked.
"Her husband wouldn't let her take them. A boy and a girl, a bit younger than Kenneth. Besides, your sister didn't want to bring them either. She can barely feed herself right now, let alone two more kids. She wouldn't survive."
"Isn't her mother looking after her?"
