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`` I have a checked silk dress , '' she added modestly . `` You do n't say so ! '' ejaculated Zeke , wholly won by the smile bent upon him . `` Well , now , if that trunk do n't show up by noon , I 'll have to do something about it . '' `` Oh , thank you ! '' exclaimed the child . They now sped through the gates of the park and by the porter 's lodge , and began the ascent of a winding road .