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`` I knew you would n't have any confidence in them , '' answered Miss Wingate mournfully , `` and I have n't myself , but still I was willing to try . '' `` Oh , yes , I have ! '' the young Doctor hastened to exclaim . `` Better make them suitable for traveling , for I 've got marching orders in the noon mail . Are you ready to start to Italy on short notice and then on to India ? '' `` What ? '' demanded the singer lady with alarmed astonishment .