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A SOCIAL METEOR. 93 Another shake. “She knows so many people here, you know, that she spends most of her time returning their calls.” Lee looked astonished. “Why, I thought you both came here for a com- plete rest,” he said, “‘and didn’t intend to do any entertaining.” ‘So did I,” she replied. “I was on the go so much last month, that I thought a change—a complete change, would benefit me. But I didn’t bargain for company all day. It is quite as laborious to entertain here as at home.” “More so, I should fancy. But whom does she have, men or women’?”’ “Oh, both,” innocently, “not many men to be sure, but one or two come quite frequently.” The angry scowl which appeared on his fore- head showed her that she had scored. “T cannot understand,’ he began, “why she should wish to see people here, when she was apparently so indifferent to it in Philadelphia, It’s remarkable.” “Tt is odd,” she returned. “But look,” picking up half a dozen cards from the table and holding them up to him; “these came yesterday.” Eomichbooks,..co