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Besides , there are three trains of troops ahead of us , that must stop and unload between here and there , and keep you waiting , there 's no telling how long . '' `` Then I 'll get there in the night ! '' exclaimed Mary . `` Yes , probably after midnight . '' `` Oh , I should n't have _ thought _ of coming before to-morrow if I had known that ! '' In the extremity of her dismay she rose half from her seat and looked around with alarm . `` Have you no friends expecting to receive you there ? ''