From the story we come to know that they were rich. As we can see in the story itself they are having maid, hipplewhite desk, all these shows their economical condition is not bad. They have padded glider in their house. Even Alison works voluntarily works at a children’s daycare center. Another thing that these couple is not staying with their relatives. Clark’s relatives are staying at North. His relatives are not satisfied with his marriage. It may be because of Alison who is suffering from illness which is not curable at all. That is the reason his relatives used to criticize him every time. Letters were sent to them from them mostly telling that he is an old fool and he is being cheated by Alison. From the story we come to know that Alison became habituated with such languages and that seems ridiculous to her-“the worst thing, the funniest thing, an already opened, extremely unkind letter from Clark’s relations up north”.