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`` Well , when people begin upon Daphne Floyd , '' she said , `` they generally go through with it . Ah ! here comes Alfred . '' Captain Boyson , pushing his way through the throng , announced to his sister and General Hobson that he had found the curator in charge of the house , who sent a message by him to the effect that if only the party would wait till four o'clock , the official closing hour , he himself would have great pleasure in showing them the house when all the tourists of the day had taken their departure . `` Then , '' said Miss Floyd , smiling at the General , `` let us go and sit in the garden , and feel ourselves aristocratic and superior . '' The General 's brow smoothed . Voice and smile were alike engaging .