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`` So you actually receive nearly twice as much for a couple of hours in the evening as for the whole day . '' `` Yes , ma'am . '' `` What a pity Thomas ca n't have this chance , '' she thought . When it was nine o'clock , she said : `` You need not wait any longer . Mr. Wharton will not be home in time to hear you read . '' `` Good-evening , Mrs. Bradley , '' said Frank . `` Good-evening ! ''