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I have no doubt Jonas would have got along without any of his interference . '' Dora 's face flushed and then paled , but the only remark she made was : `` Papa , you ought to have been there to see . '' -LSB- Illustration -RSB- `` Ting-a-ling-ling , '' said Mr. Stephens ' door-bell just before midnight . Mr. Stephens glanced up in surprise from the paper which he was studying and hesitated a moment . Who could be ringing his bell at that late hour ? Presently he stepped out into the hall , slipped the bolt and admitted Theodore Mallery .