A Social Meteor — page 292: what you’re looking at

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282 A SOCIAL METEOR. seems my indiscretion disgusted your matter-of- fact little fiancee, for the next morning, bright and early, she took her departure, saxs mot dire, leaving me only a scrubby little note. So I, having nothing else to do, followed suit and returned to Philadelphia.” UNV BLL es “As soon as I got home, I was summoned to the library by my husband, and informed of his recent failure. Pleasant welcome, wasn’t it? This was a little too much for my equilibrium, coming as it did, right on top of the other, so in spite of myself I had to give way to my feelings (up stairs though), which were a mixture of wrath against the world in general, and pure, unalloyed sorrow, for myself. As for Georgie, I felt that I hated her with all my might.” “I can’t see how this concerns me.” “Have a little patience and you’ll see that it does concern you. As I say, I went to my room, where nobody’s eyes excepting Annette’s could pry upon my moanings and groanings, and she didn’t count. By the way, you don’t know what a treasure that girl is? I really think she’sa mascot, or else an imp in disguise. ‘The devil usually does assume the female form when he ap- pears on earth, doesn’t he?” “What has Annette to do with your story?” _ Eomicbooks (E(o)