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`` Please do , '' she urged . `` And do n't leave me in order to go diving in reservoirs , either . '' `` I wo n't , '' Joe promised . They rode off through the beautiful country , and when it was nearing noon Joe turned about . `` Why are you in such a hurry to get back ? '' asked Helen . `` We do n't go on until nearly three o'clock , and we are n't far from the grounds . ''