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So they all went home with Elise , and settled themselves in her attractive casino to compose their great work . But as might be expected from a group of chattering schoolgirls , they did not progress very rapidly . `` Tell us all about your fun in Philadelphia , Patty , '' said Adelaide Hart . And as Patty enthusiastically recounted the gaieties of her visit , the time slipped away until it was five o'clock , and not a word had been written . `` Girls , I must go , '' cried Patty , looking at her watch . `` I have an awful lot of studying to do , and I really ought n't to have come here at all . '' `` Oh , wait a little longer , '' pleaded Elise .