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`` Yes , that 's right , '' said Patty , as she closed the door behind her . `` You 've caught my idea exactly , Fräulein . Now , I 'll try on mine , and then , afterward , we 'll call up Mr. Ferris to try on his . '' * * * * * At five o'clock the sounding of a Chinese gong called everybody to come to the Christmas tree . The grown people arrived first , as the principal part of the fun was to see the surprise and delight of baby May when she should see the tree . `` Let me sit by you , Patty , '' said Philip Van Reypen , as they found a place on one of the fireside benches . `` I 've missed you awfully since you left New York . ''