A Social Meteor — page 209: what you’re looking at

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A SUCIAL METECR. 199 “But you heard what your aunt just said—she’s a very ordinary sort of person.” “That makes no difference. Will you take Te: 2" “I will not,” promptly. ‘Peter, do be nice ‘ “T am nice.” “No, you aren’t. Peter,” coaxingly, “do you remember that black-bear rug you admired so much at Pelt’s last month ?” An indifferent shrug of the shoulders was the only reply she received. “And those link sleeve-buttons we saw at Tif fany’s when I was buying the pin for auntie?” she continued. “Yes,” he answered, weakly. “Well, those will both find their way to fifty- four, if you will do this one little bit of a thing for me.” “No,” he said, shaking his head vigorously, “you must not ask me,I really can’t doit. Why, it’s absurd, preposterous! You don’t even know the woman, as I say.” But she saw that she had gained her point already, and she went on: “After all, you’re a dear, good fellow, tf shal] (EOE XO KS (E@)