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And then we shall be having you married , and going off to London in clouds of glory , while poor old Henry grubs away down here in Tyre . '' `` Well , if we do go first , you will not be long after us , dear ; and if only Mike could make a really great hit , why , in five years ' time we might all be quite rich . Wo n't it be wonderful ? '' Then the kettle boiled , and Henry made the tea ; and when it had long since been drunk , Esther began to think it must be five o'clock , and , horrified to find it a quarter to six , confessed to being ashamed of herself , and tried to console her conscience by the haste of her good-bye . `` I 'm afraid I 've wasted your afternoon , '' she said ; `` but we do n't often get a chat nowadays , do we ? Good-bye , dear . Go on loving me , wo n't you ? ''