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And Eveley had to sit down in a big chair and rest , though she did not feel like sitting down and hated resting -- and look quietly on while Miss Weldon fished each separate dish from the hot suds and held it out playfully for Nolan to wipe . It made a long and laborious task of the dish washing for Eveley , and she was quite worn out at its conclusion . `` Funny that some people ca n't do their plain duty without getting the whole neighborhood mixed up in it , '' she thought resentfully . At nine o'clock , came Timothy Baldwin . Miss Weldon met him at the window , looked at him , half curiously , half fearfully , and after lifting her lips for a fleeting kiss , backed quickly away from him into a remote corner . Then Nolan , according to prearranged plan , suggested that he and Eveley run down and put the car in the garage . `` And if there is a moon , we may go for a joy-ride , so do n't expect us back too soon . ''