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But he did not look either very sorry or very much ashamed , Miss Gertrude thought , and she made no reply . The rather uncomfortable silence that followed was broken by a low voice at the door : `` Am I to take the children , Miss Gertrude ? '' Master Clement answered : `` No , I sha n't go to bed yet . It 's only seven o'clock . '' `` Come in , '' said Mr Seaton , kindly . `` I want to know how these little fellows have behaved since their mother went away . '' Christie came forward shyly , curtseying , in some confusion , to Mrs Lane , whom her short-sighted eyes did not discern till she was close upon her .