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`` Of course not , of course not , '' declared Mrs. Cressler joyfully . `` That 's ` J. ' all over . I might have known he 'd have you if he set out to do it . '' `` Morning , noon , and night , '' Laura continued . `` He seemed willing to wait as long as I was n't definite ; but one day I wrote to him and gave him a square ` No , ' so as he could n't mistake , and just as soon as I 'd said that he -- he -- began . I did n't have any peace until I 'd promised him , and the moment I had promised he had a ring on my finger . He 'd had it ready in his pocket for weeks it seems .