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`` I do indeed . '' `` Well , then , I will , '' she said , but when he wished to include in his treat the dispatch she sent home to her father announcing her coming , she would not let him . He looked at his watch , as they rowed away . `` It 's eight o'clock here , now , and it will reach Ohio about six hours earlier ; but you ca n't expect an answer tonight , you know . '' `` No '' -- She had expected it though , he could see that . `` But whenever it comes , I 'll bring it right round to you . Now it 's all going to be straight , do n't you be afraid , and you 're going home the quickest way you can get there .