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`` Long before you were out of short frocks and pantalettes I was a wise old gentleman . '' `` I do n't know just what you mean by that . '' `` I learned a great many years ago that it is always best to admit you are in fault when a charming young lady says you are . If you had kept me waiting till noon I should still consider it my duty to apologize . Which I now do . '' She laughed merrily . `` Come along with you .