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`` We can get into the Basin now , ca n't we , Benny ? '' she called to their forgotten boatman . `` Easy , '' he responded . `` Suppose ye 'll be comin ' out afore eight o'clock . '' `` Well , -- Mr. Dunham will , '' responded Sylvia slowly . `` And Miss Lacey also , of course , '' added John . According to the programme laid down by the Idea , Sylvia had an unfulfilled engagement on Hawk Island .