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It seemed to make more irksome the indefinite thing that was required of her ; her constant interested participation in just whatever happened to interest Emily at the moment . Susan loved tennis and driving , loved shopping and lunching in town , loved to stroll over to the hotel for tea in the pleasant afternoons , or was satisfied to lie down and read for an hour or two . But it was very trying to a person of her definite impulsive briskness never to know , from one hour or one day to the next , just what occupation was in prospect . Emily would order the carriage for four o'clock , only to decide , when it came around , that she would rather drag the collies out into the side-garden , to waste three dozen camera plates and three hours in trying to get good pictures of them . Sometimes Emily herself posed before the camera , and Susan took picture after picture of her . `` Sue , do n't you think it would be fun to try some of me in my Mandarin coat ? Come up while I get into it .