Chapter 21

The after effect of the party was the talk of the town. Martha was in the kitchen while the head cook gave her some pie. She heard some other maids talking about what people said about the Winston’s. "When I went to the market square all I could hear were talks about Lady Winston, her daughter and the ball, I went close enough to hear someone say that Lady Winston must have thought she could poison her rivalry but she went for everyone because she never really liked people”.  The girl paused looked around before she continued, "They also the lady Winston is always in a competition with everyone”.  Another maid quickly responded "Someone also said that she might have ordered cheap drinks, no wonder there was so much to drink.”  They all laughed. Martha was so quiet smiling at the gossips she heard from the maids clustered at the corner of the kitchen. She never believed that something as petty as that would give her so much fulfillment. She gave a sigh of relief "this day is going to b