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`` I 'm so sorry to be so late , Louise , dear , '' she said . `` Let me introduce Mr. -- to you . '' And whether she had forgotten the name or not , Mrs. Bergmann did not know or care at the time , but it was mumbled in such a manner that it was impossible to catch it . Mrs. Bergmann shook hands with him absent-mindedly , and , looking at the clock , saw that it was ten minutes to two . `` I have been deceived , '' she thought to herself , and anger rose in her breast like a wave . At the same time she felt the one thing necessary was not to lose her head , or let anything damp the spirits of her guests . `` We 'll go down to luncheon directly , '' she said .