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They would n't give me one night out a week if I came ! '' -RRB- `` I 'd like it immensely , you know , '' he said aloud , `` and it 's awfully kind of you to propose it , and I appreciate it , but I do n't think -- I do n't see , that is , how I could come , Mrs. Oliver . In the first place , I 'm quite sure my home people would dislike my intruding on your privacy ; and then , -- well , you know I am out in the evening occasionally , and should n't like to disturb you , besides , I 'm sure Miss Polly has her hands full now . '' `` Of course you would be often out in the evening , though I do n't suppose you are a ` midnight reveler . ' You would simply have a latch-key and go out and come in as you liked . Mrs. Howe 's room is very pleasant , as you know ; and you could study there before your open fire , and join us when you felt like it . Is it as convenient and pleasant for you to live on this side of the bay , and go back and forth ? ''