Katherine looked warmly at Daphne, grateful that she was not angry or offended by what she'd done with Eward. The only person who would not judge her or shun her for it was Daphne. Advise her, for sure, but never harshly judge. Looking away, Katherine responded, "I know. There is no good end it could come to, knowing both how quickly this happened and that I am engaged. But I cannot help but think about how much I may have wanted this, not just him. And I don't know if it's a matter of his looks. As I said, I can't understand it, let alone explain it."
She figured from Daphne's quickness to avoid her own situation that it she ought not to pry. There would be time for it later, and if it was of importance, Katherine would be the first to know. Swallowing, Katherine admitted, "We...we have talked. Not at length but...but we did. Some days ago at his cousin's engagement party, and I fear I've given him false hope." Katherine neglected to mention that it may not have been false. "This is the first I've seen of him since then. Would that he not have been here, or that I not have come. I'll make a dreadful fool of myself one of these days."