There , thanks -- that will do nicely . '' After Edith had gone down , Katherine tossed about restlessly . She knew Ned had come and she did not want to see him . But , after all , it was only putting off the evil day , and it was treating him rather shabbily . She would go down for a minute . There were two doors to the parlour , and Katherine went by way of the library one , over which a portiere was hanging . Her hand was lifted to draw it back when she heard something that arrested the movement . A woman was crying in the room beyond . It was Edith -- and what was she saying ? `` Oh , Ned , it is all perfectly dreadful ! I could n't look Catherine in the face when she came home . I 'm so ashamed of myself and I never meant to be so false . We must never let her suspect for a minute . '' `` It 's pretty rough on a fellow , '' said another voice -- Ned 's voice -- in a choked sort of a way . `` Upon my word , Edith , I do n't see how I 'm going to keep it up . '' `` You must , '' sobbed Edith . `` It would break her heart -- and Sidney 's too . We must just make up our minds to forget each other , Ned , and you must marry Katherine . '' Just at this point Katherine became aware that she was eavesdropping and she went away noiselessly . She did not look in the least like a person who has received a mortal blow , and she had forgotten her headache altogether .
When Edith XXXXX up half an hour later , she found the worn-out invalid sitting up and reading a novel .
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