Atlast，moredisappointedthanhecaredtoown，hesaid，’Mrs。
Harnham，mydarlingissoflurriedthatshedoesn’tknowwhatsheisdoingorsaying。Iseethatafterthiseventalittlequietudewillbenecessarybeforeshegivestonguetothattenderphilosophywhichsheusedtotreatmetoinherletters。’
TheyhadplannedtostartearlythatafternoonforKnollsea，tospendthefewopeningdaysoftheirmarriedlifethere，andasthehourfordeparturewasdrawingnearRayeaskedhiswifeifshewouldgotothewriting-deskinthenextroomandscribblealittlenotetohissister，whohadbeenunabletoattendthroughindisposition，informingherthattheceremonywasover，thankingherforherlittlepresent，andhopingtoknowherwellnowthatshewasthewriter’ssisteraswellasCharles’s。
’Sayitintheprettypoeticalwayyouknowsowellhowtoadopt，’headded，’forIwantyouparticularlytowinher，andbothofyoutobedearfriends。’
Annalookeduneasy，butdepartedtohertask，Rayeremainingtotalktotheirguest。Annawasalongwhileabsent，andherhusbandsuddenlyroseandwenttoher。