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Do you often find time to come out here to see them ? '' `` Not often , madam , but sometimes . I can always find time for what I really want to do . If I like to be away for an hour or two , I 'll sit up late the night before , long after midnight sometimes , planning the meals and the courses for the next day , and when I go away , I leave everything so that I can take it right up , the minute I get back , and lose nothing in time or in any other way . '' `` It is only a born chef who could do that , '' said Miss Panney , `` and it is very pleasant to see your affection for your former employers . Do you suppose that they will remain here much longer ? '' `` Remain ! ''