Kate and Mary
"During the war, we opened up our house as a convalescent home for injured soldiers," Mary said. "I saw a lot of wounded men, though I admit that I did not spend much time with them."
She was pretty caught up in herself at that point, still feeling miserable about the incident with Pamuk and how it, combined with Matthew's rejection, had forced her into an engagement that wasn't really what she wanted. Between the war itself, seeing Matthew injured, and feeling sorry for herself, it was a pretty terrible time for her.