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`` By and by , we will have tea there , '' said Matilde . `` Perhaps you will let your uncle come and have a cup with us -- he always drinks tea in the afternoon . '' `` Certainly , '' answered Veronica , quietly . `` Will you come at four o'clock , Uncle Gregorio ? Or is that too early ? '' `` Thank you . I will come at four , my dear , '' said Gregorio ; and Matilde saw that his knees shook as he moved .