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NO ONE ASKED, SO NO ONE WAS TOLD, WHAT MARY ANNE SLOAN'S LAST words had been Only one person knew, and she was about to leave the house with the unshared infor the bedrooht here?"

"No," Kathy replied "I don't think I should stay any longer"

The doctor looked sy woman's eyes He had seen her at the hospital, overwhelmed by Mrs Sloan's collapse and eventual death

"Had Mary Anne told you about her illness?" asked the doctor

"No… No I had no idea She never mentioned it And she looked so lively"

"Oh, she was She was Never seeive that feeble heart of hers a rest"

Mrs Sloan's sister, Frances, then knocked on the open door

"Can I coo look for you To pay oodbye"

Mrs Martin understood that Kathy was firmly resolved to leave, so she didn't attempt to convince her to stay, which would only uselessly delay the young wo strangers Nevertheless, she did want Kathy to know that they, Mary Anne Sloan's family, were happy to have her there

"I wanted to thank you, Katherine, for all that you've done For being a good friend tothe house for us Taking care of the first arrangereatly, for being with Mary Anne when she… in her last ently touching the lady's shoulder when the memory of her sister made her voice trail off "You see, I may have known Mrs Sloan for a very short time, but I can assure you that she is the best friend I've ever had"

Frances Martin took this as a coratitude, unaware of the fact that the young woreater sentihly of you too"

"Oh, I can certify that, Mrs Martin," said Dr Cameron "In one of our last conversations, your sister told uest"

"She said she felt you were fa at Kathy