"Unfortunately, father doesn't let me out on my own too much" Melisande said,it was harder now to maintain her kind tone.It was true, had she not read the paper or heard the gossip form her mother, she would have never known. At least she wouldn't have been able to confess having heard about it late at night in a pub. "And I've never been a fan of gossip anyway" she added, though she made an exception when it came to gossip about Patience Hurst.