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The day was a hard one to get through . The hours lagged -- yet they flew . At eight o'clock she went down , feeling as if it were all in her face ; but apparently nobody saw anything beyond the undoubted fact that in her white frock she looked as fresh and as vivid as a flower . At half after ten Rosamond came to her to know if she had received an invitation from Richard Kendrick to go for a horseback ride , adding that she herself was delighted at the thought and had telephoned Stephen , to find that he also was pleased and would be up in time . `` I wonder where he 's going to take us , '' speculated Rosamond , in a flutter of anticipation . `` Without doubt it will be somewhere that 's perfectly charming ; he knows how to do such things . Of course it 's all for you , but I shall love to play chaperon , and Stevie and I shall have a lovely time out of it .