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Mrs. Tregaskis shut the door behind them with astonishing briskness and whisked round to face her hostess.
"A little diplomatic ruse, my dear, to get those infants out of hearing. And once out of doors they'll be tearing all over the place and forget our very existence. I really must talk to you about them -- that eldest girl means trouble if _I_ know anything of spoilt children. I foresee a scene this evening."