'Won't you have some tea?' asked Edith.
'No, thank you. I never take it.'
And there was another silence.
Just as Edith was rather at a loss, and was beginning a sentence with—
'Have you been—' he at the same time said—
'Do you know—?'
'I beg your pardon,' said Edith.
'Oh, I beg yours.'
'Do say what you were going to say.'
'Oh, please finish your sentence.'