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He has no authority over me either . '' How thankful these proud words made me . Hastily leaving the room she said : `` I 'll see that you get something to eat quickly . Then while you 're eating I 'll get dressed and at three o'clock I 'll go out with you . '' And I remained behind , blithe as an angel and full of expectancy as a child on his birthday . When we went out she had dressed , and it was astonishing to see with what simple means she achieved an appearance of tasteful distinction . A round straw hat , a white standing collar , a well-tailored light gray suit , a lavender silk tie - and she was a lady among the boorish and bourgeois women of her town .