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`` Yes , sir , '' said Lenoir , demurely . The drive home was short and uninteresting . On the veranda of the Rose villa Corrie was waiting to meet the returning two , upon the limousine 's arrival . `` Well , of all the slow traveling I ever saw , this is the limit , '' he greeted them derisively ; `` From noon until five o'clock ! Fancy ! '' `` Never mind our driving ; we have had a fine time , '' Isabel retorted , with pettish tartness . `` Yes , ma'am , no doubt .