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Sylvia , quite unconscious of this interest , saw that the figures she had done so much toward planning were enacted without a hitch . The last one , the Pergola , with real roses , if you must know , well deserved Colonel Ramsay 's compliment . `` You ca n't tell , '' said the Colonel in his best manner , `` where the roses end and the girls begin ! '' It was two o'clock when Harwood , after taking Mrs. Owen down to supper , found himself free . He met Thatcher in the lower hall , muffled in astrakhan and swearing softly to himself because his carriage had been lost in the blizzard . `` Well ; how are things going with you , young man ? '' `` Right enough .