They were relieved however, not by her own recollection, but by the good will of Lucy, who believed herself to be inflicting a severe disappointment when she told her that Edward certainly would not be in Harley Street on Tuesday, and even hoped to be carrying the pain still farther by persuading her that he was kept away by the extreme affection for herself, which he could not conceal when they were together.
Encontraron alivio, sin embargo, no en sus propias reflexiones, sino en la buena voluntad de Lucy, que creyó infligirle una terrible desilusión al decirle que Edward de ninguna manera estaría en Harley Street el martes, e incluso tenía la esperanza de herirla más aún convenciéndola de que tal inasistencia se debía al enorme afecto que sentía por ella, el cual era incapaz de ocultar cuando estaban juntos.