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But before she could reply , he added : `` Besides , the owner may come back , now , at any minute , and if he finds us together it will save time in our getting off . '' Turning away to resume her walk she answered , indifferently : `` Very well , I will be there soon . '' -LSB- Illustration -RSB- At one o'clock the lunch was served . Pats had placed before the lady a portion of a ham , a plate of crackers , some marmalade , and a bottle of claret . `` There are provisions in the cellar , '' he said , `` to last a year : sacks of flour , dried apples , preserved fruits , potatoes , all sorts of canned things , and claret by the dozen . '' As he spoke , he laid his hand upon the back of the chair that held the miniature , -- the seat opposite her own .