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`` Indeed we can , '' said Sheila , looking into the girl 's bright , happy face . Somewhat to the annoyance of Grainger and his friends , they found on their arrival at `` Magnetic Villa '' that there were several other visitors there who had apparently come to dine . Whether they were personal friends of Mrs. Trappème or not , or were `` paying guests '' like themselves , they could not at first discover . `` Dinner will be ready at eight o'clock , Miss Grainger , '' said Mrs. Trappème sweetly to Myra , who with Sheila had been shown into their private sitting-room ; and then she added quickly , as she heard a footstep in the passage , `` You have not met my daughter . Come , Juliette , dear -- Miss Grainger , my eldest daughter ; Miss Carolan , Miss Trappème . '' The two girls bowed rather coldly to Miss Trappème , who , after the usual commonplaces , asked Miss Grainger if she were not tired . `` Very -- and so is Miss Carolan .