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She merely said in her quaint quiet way , that every one had something to bear , and the paste being made , she left the kitchen . `` Well , I must say , Miss Schomberg has a nice way of speaking , which gets over you some how , '' said cook , `` I wish I had her temper . '' More than one in the kitchen mentally echoed that wish of cook 's . The balloon went on beautifully , and was completed by seven o'clock . Fred was delighted when he came in to tea , and John no less so . All the rude speeches were forgotten , and Emilie was as sympathetic in her joy as an elder sister could have been . `` I do n't know what you will do without Miss Schomberg , '' said Mr. Parker , as he sipped his tea .