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You are very good , Ronald , '' she added . `` No , I am not good at all , '' said Ronald sharply , and they did not speak again until he left her at Miss Schenectady 's door . Then she gave him her hand . `` I shall be at home until three o'clock , '' said she . `` Thanks , '' he answered ; so they parted . Joe had accomplished her object , but she was very far from happy . The consciousness of having done right did not outweigh the pain she felt for Ronald , who was , after all , her very dear friend .