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He laughed , coloured a little , and said as he squeezed her hand warmly : ` You 've been a brick to me , Miss Clay . I shall certainly tell you if I ever am happy . ' She wondered what that meant , but she preferred to try to forget it . * * * * * When Dulcie arrived , as she had been told , at a quarter to eight , dressed in a black evening dress -LRB- she did n't care to wear uniform at the theatre -RRB- , she found Lady Conroy , who was lying on the sofa in a tea-gown , utterly astonished to see her . ` My dear ! you 've come to dine with me after all ? ' ` No , indeed .