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`` Why , you look the perfect lydy , '' she said in a hushed voice . `` If I 'm a red Deeping , I 'm of the oldest blood in England , and I must be a lady . Mr. Ruffin says so , '' said Pollyooly in the tone of one quite sure of herself . She charged Millicent to be very careful of the Lump , and to be sure to have the kettle boiling by four o'clock so that , should she be detained till then , she would have nothing to do on her return but forthwith make the tea . Then she sallied forth . As she came into Fleet Street she met the Honourable John Ruffin . `` Ah : so you 're off to the fray , '' he said ; and his eyes warmed to the angel vision .