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`` We agree about so many things , '' she went on ; `` and it 's so rare to find a man who can sympathise with the higher longings in women . '' `` When are you likeliest to be at home ? '' Alan asked . `` In the morning , after breakfast -- that is , at eight o'clock , '' Herminia answered , smiling ; `` or later , after lunch , say two or thereabouts . '' `` Six weeks , '' Alan repeated , more to himself than to her . Those six week were precious . Not a moment of them must be lost .