Pleasure Readinf Part 4

After that Walter announced an ultimatum to Kitty . She must either accompany him to the Chinese interior to deal with a cholera epidemic, risking death, or he would file for divorce. With the proviso that he would allow Kitty to divorce him if Dorothy Townsend agreed to divorce Charles. After that Charles agreed to remarry Kitty immediately. Kitty went to see Townsend who revealed his perfidy and refused to leave his wife. Their conversation unfolds gradually, as Kitty grasped Charlie's true nature. She was surprised to find when she returned home that Walter has already had her clothes packed. He knew Townsend would let her down. Heartbroken and disillusioned, Kitty decided she has no option but to accompany Walter to the cholera-infested mainland of China.