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But Georgie , as he put some jam into his saucer , could not help wondering whether the message of love had not done it . He dined alone , for Hermy and Ursy did not appear , and had a great polishing of his knick-knacks afterwards , while waiting for them . No one ever felt anxious at the non-arrival of those sisters , for they always turned up from their otter-hunting or their golf sooner or later , chiefly later , in the highest spirits at the larks they had had , with amazingly dirty hands and prodigious appetite . But when twelve o'clock struck , he decided to give up all idea of their appearance that night , and having given Tipsipoozie some more jam and a comfortable bed in the woodshed , he went upstairs to his room . Though he knew it was still possible that he might be roused by wild `` Cooees ! '' and showers of gravel at his window , and have to come down and minister to their gross appetites , the prospect seemed improbable and he soon went to sleep . Georgie awoke with a start some hours later , wondering what had disturbed him .