"Would it give you pain if I succeeded?" she asked, in the same tone.
"Yes."
"Do you answer me in all sincerity?"
"In all sincerity, I do."
"Then I am satisfied."
"Then we are friends—at least, not foes."
Kate bent her head, and said, frankly—
"I wish to know you."
Lord Effingham could only reply by a look of surprise, when Colonel Dashwood approached to take his leave. The Earl bowed formally to him.