A Social Meteor — page 297: what you’re looking at

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A SCCIAL METEOR. — | 287 ‘Must is for the king, and shall is for the queen, ” quoted Ray, lightly. “And to tell you the truth, I don’t believe your trip would be very satisfactory.” “At least I shall have the satisfaction of an ex- planation.” | “And expose me? Really, Lee, that would be most ungrateful of you, and I know you will not do it.” “I shall leave here to-morrow morning.” ‘So soon? Sapristz/ And I have enjoyed your society so much. But I suppose all happi- ness must have an end sometime, or it would be- come exnuz. However, I don’t think you will be in such hot haste when you’ve seen this letter from Grace Burton. She’s been in London for three months, and thinks I am traveling for my health with Annette.” He snatched it from her fiercely, and went to the window with it. The lamps inside were burn- ing, and a flood of light came through the cur- tains. This is what he read: “Just after you went away Georgie Wheatley was taken very ill with brain fever. For weeks she lay between life and death, but at last she be- gan to get better. She convalesced rapidly, and even went around the house a little. One day, however, just when everybody thought she was almost well enough to get out, she had a relapse. Gomichoo SS (E(@)