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`` It is very annoying for you , '' said Mr. Webster to his wife in a low tone , which yet was distinct enough to Juliet 's young ears -- `` very annoying for you to be obliged to go to the other side of the city , when your mother expects you at eleven o'clock . But there is no help for it . I have to go down to Westminster . I do n't suppose I shall see you till we meet at Paddington to come back by the 7:45 train . I will put you and the child into an omnibus in Praed Street , and when you get out Juliet Mitchell must guide you to her home . '' Even the West-end was hot and steamy on that broiling August day . Never before had Juliet thought London so unpleasant ; the reason being that this was the first time she could contrast the town with the country .