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`` I thought , '' said Mrs. Eliott , `` I was never going to see you again . '' `` You might have known , '' said Anne . `` Oh yes , I might have known . And you 're not going to run away at five o'clock ? '' `` No . I can stay a little -- if you 're free . '' Mrs. Eliott interpreted the condition as a request for privacy , and rang the bell to ensure it .