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Rh  But if you go to Sir Robert Temple's instead of me, what am I to do, Margaret?  Stay here with Otto and uncle and aunt and Cousin Fritz.  [In alarm.] But, Margaret, if the Inspectors come again and ask for Margaret Schiller——  Freda Michel will be here to stand for her. [To Freda.] Say you agree—say you agree.  [Wavering.] It's true this gentleman is nothing to me, and if he is the bad man you say——  He is—he is.  Anyway he is nothing to me, and I know nothing about him, whereas you and Otto——  [Throwing her arms about Freda.] Then you agree? You darling! [Leaping up.] That's settled then. What luggage have you?  Only this suit-case, and a trunk downstairs.