While listening to music in the evening, Julian hesitantly poses a question to Edith, asking her about what he heard when he was being awakened from his long sleep. He remembers Edith's voice making her father promise "not to tell." Julian wants to Edith to tell him exactly what it was that should not be revealed to him. Edith is embarrassed by this discussion. She avoids disclosing anything, blushes and declines even to promise to tell him at a later date. She does admit that whether he is told or not depends on himself. Julian goes to bed.....
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