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`` After Friday , '' whispered Patty , as she went through the doorway . `` After Friday , '' he repeated , puzzled by her words , but reassured by her smiles . And then Mrs. Van Reypen sent Patty to her room for the night , and when Philip came to the drawing-room he found he was destined to be entertained by his aunt alone . `` Of course , '' said Patty , to her own reflection in her mirror , `` a companion ca n't expect to sit with ` the quality , ' but it does seem a shame to dress up pretty like this and then be sent to bed at nine o'clock ! Never mind , only three evenings more in this house , and then victory for Patty Fairfield ! '' Patty adhered to her resolution not to go to the theatre on Monday night , but when she saw Mrs. Van Reypen and Philip start off she secretly regretted her decision . She loved fun and gaiety , and it suddenly seemed to her that she had been foolishly sensitive about Mrs. Van Reypen 's attitude toward her .