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And my watch and his agree exactly , so that 's all right . '' `` We 'll have a good lead when we are able to start cleaning up , '' she continued . `` But we ca n't waste any time . We start at two minutes to three , and you want to remember that they know just how far behind they are , and we wo n't be able to gain any more time from now on . '' `` Why not , Miss Eleanor , '' asked Margery , `` if we 've done it so far ? '' `` It 's going to be very different now , Margery . I do n't say that they exactly despised us before , but I certainly do believe they underestimated us .