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108 A SOCIAL METEOR. “You're looking remarkably well,” he went on; “in fact, I never saw you looking better. But you’re cold—you’re actually shivering; I mustn’t keep you standing out here. Let’s step inside. Or, were you on your way to keep some engagement ?” Influenced by his manner, Georgie speedily recovered her equanimity, and replied to his question quite naturally: “T was going up stairs to our rooms,’™she said; ‘“‘we expect company to dinner, but I hardly think our guest has arrived yet. Won’t you come up and speak to Mrs. Thorne ?” She uttered these words with studied politeness, expecting of course that he would decline her invitation and go his way, after putting herin _ the elevator or seeing her to the foot of the stairs. To her surprise, however, he replied that nothing would give him greater pleasure, provided he would not intrude. So there was nothing for her to dc except to allow him to accompany her. He chatted in his usual pleasant tones until the elevator boy opened the door and let them out at their landing. As they walked down the hall Georgie was wondering how Ray would take this unexpected (E(o) Eomichbooks