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_ I _ was in the middle of things in London , and I enjoyed it immensely . '' Beatrice 's engagement was the subject of another conversation that evening . When the party got back from the picnic , Cicely set out for the dower-house . Nobody had been near the old aunts that day ; it was seven o'clock , and there was just time to pay them a short visit . Mr. Birket was in the hall as she passed through , and she asked him to go with her . `` I should like to pay my respects to those two admirable ladies , '' he said . `` They make me feel that I am nobody , which is occasionally good for the soul of man . ''