TherewasastrangeanxietyinhermannerwhichdidnotescapeMrs。
Harnham，andultimatelyresolveditselfintoafloodoftears。
SinkingdownatEdith’sknees，shemadeconfessionthattheresultofherrelationswithherloveritwouldsoonbecomenecessarytodisclose。
EdithHarnhamwasgenerousenoughtobeveryfarfrominclinedtocastAnnaadriftatthisconjuncture。Notruewomaneverissoinclinedfromherownpersonalpointofview，howeverpromptshemaybeintakingsuchstepstosafeguardthosedeartoher。AlthoughshehadwrittentoRayesoshortatimepreviously，sheinstantlypennedanotherAnna-notehintingclearlythoughdelicatelythestateofaffairs。
Rayerepliedbyahastylinetosayhowmuchhewasaffectedbyhernews：hefeltthathemustrundowntoseeheralmostimmediately。