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A SOCIAL METEOR. 289 myself upon you when you were so unwilling; but itis God’s truth that I never have lived so good a life and had so much respect for myself as I have in the past few months, since I was mar- ried. You were kind and gentle to me, Lee; I appreciated it. In fact, it was because my con- science, so long dumb, was troubling me for keep- ing anything from you that I confessed all this afternoon. I thought you would pardon me. And so you would have, had you loved me. But you don’t and never can care for me as I would wish you to, and that fact would blur all my future. So I see myself that it is better we should part. Only do not leave me. Let me be the one to go. Make that one little concession to my pride, and then I promise you shall never see me again. Have just a little patience, darling, and you shall never know another regret on my account.” With these words she turned from him and dis- appeared into the house, leaving him alone with the glorious Italian night and his own thoughts. Gomichboo S (E@)