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`` Half past eleven , '' he announced . `` I suppose you insist upon waiting until the uttermost minute ticks to its close . '' `` Yes , '' answered Cameron . `` McNabb 's options hold good until twelve o'clock . '' `` I am anxious to get back , '' said Orcutt , offering his cigar case , `` but I do n't want to return without having a look at the mill site . How far is it from here ? '' `` About forty miles .