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`` Do n't tempt us when we 're having a hard time to do our duty , '' she admonished . `` We have to go to see Ruth Royal ; honestly we do . But we 'll meet you for the sundae ; wo n't we , girls ? '' It was arranged that they should meet at quarter to five , and then the three callers were set down before the ornate hotel entrance . Just off the lobby was a pretty , richly furnished parlor where they decided to wait while they were being announced . `` Let 's hope she is n't in , '' suggested the irrepressible Louise . `` Then we 'd still have time to see ` The Rose-Pink Curtains . ' ''