"No, it's you." And Kate seemed struck with
the real interest of it. " In three weeks!"

Milly kept it up. " Never were people on such
terms! All the more reason," she added, " that I
shouldn't needlessly torment you."

"But me? what becomes of me? " said Kate.

"Well, you" Milly thought" if there's any
thing to bear, you ll bear it."

"But I won't bear it! " said Kate Croy.

"Oh yes, you will: all the same! You ll pity me
awfully, but you ll help me very much. And I abso
lutely trust you. So there we are." There they
were, then, since Kate had so to take it; but there,
Milly felt, she herself in particular was; for it was
just the point at which she had wished to arrive.
She had wanted to prove to herself that she didn't
horribly blame her friend for any reserve; and what
better proof could there be than this quite special
confidence? If she desired to show Kate that she
really believed the latter liked her, how could she
show it more than by asking her for help?

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