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Do n't you see the disappointment would be worse for her than the trip ? '' `` You artful pleader , I 'm not sure but it would . If Doctor Churchill agrees , Evelyn , I 'll let you try it . On one condition , Jeff -- that you really do get back by midnight . For a girl who has been put to bed for weeks at nine that 's late enough . '' Evelyn went about all day with a lighter step than her friends had yet seen her assume . `` Now remember , I trust her absolutely to your care , '' Charlotte said to Jeff that evening , as he appeared , his arms full of accessories for making his charge comfortable .