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`` He 'll hear of it soon enough . Let us congratulate Mr. Tingley on his sermon . '' Donald , having turned his back on them almost rudely , strode down the street to his car and motored back to The Dreamerie . He spent the remainder of the morning force-breaking a setter puppy to retrieve ; at one o'clock , he ate a cold luncheon , and immediately thereafter drove down to Port Agnew and brazenly parked his car in front of Caleb Brent 's gate . He entered without the formality of knocking , and Nan met him in the tiny entrance-hall . `` I could n't wait until dinner-time , '' he explained . `` Nobody home at The Dreamerie -- '' He took her face in his calloused hands , drew her to him .