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`` This beautiful young man , is he staying with the Ragnors ? '' `` With Mistress Brodie he is staying , and with her he went to dinner at the Ragnors ' . And the Bishop was there and the young man was singing , and a great deal was made of his singing , also they were speaking of his father who is a famous preacher in some Edinburgh kirk , and -- '' `` These things may be so , but how came thy sister to know them ? '' `` This morning my sister took work with Mistress Ragnor and she was waiting on them as they eat ; and in and out of the room until nine o'clock . Then , as she went to her own home , she called on me and we talked of the matter , and it seemed to my thought that more might come of it . '' `` Yes , no doubt . I shall see that more does come of it .