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A SOCIAL METHOR. 89 desire to take a Turkish bath, saying that she had never tried one and was anxious to do so. Georgie, who always yielded to her when she ex- pressed any reasonable wish, accompanied her accordingly. She enjoyed it hugely, but willful as usual, she paid no attention to the admonitions of her attendant, and staid in the water far beyond the prescribed time. Asa consequence, after lunch- eon, she was taken 111 with a severe chill. Georgie advised her to go to bed for an hour or so and be rubbed with alcohol, as she com- plained of feeling lame all over. ‘Then she (Georgie) dressed and went out, promising to be back early. Ray submitted to being manipulated and coddled by her maid (who, by the way, was de- voted to her) until she was so drowsy that she could no longer keep her eyes open. Then the woman, threw one of her pretty lace wrappers around her, and after dropping the curtains in the sitting-room, left her to doze a little while on the sofa. She soon fell into a quiet, dreamless slumber, which would probably have lasted for hours had she not been aroused by a rap at the door. Gomicbooks (E(@)