A Social Meteor — page 139: what you’re looking at

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A SOCIAL METEOR. 129 do, you know, is to dress magnificently and look tenderly at Lee. You won’t refuse, will you? Every one says you are just the one for it—you are so fair and he is so dark.” “I should like it immensely,” she replied at once. “It will be lots of fun. You'll do it, too, Lee, won’t you ?” ‘My gracious, no!” cried Lee, energetically. ‘My days for such nonsense are over. I should feel like a prize fool.” Peter threw back his head and laughed. “You're making fun of me,” exclaimed Ray, pouting. “I don’t believe my name was ever pro- posed for such a character.” “No, Ray, it wasn’t,” replied Peter, still grin- ning, “I was only playing on your vanity a little. Yow ll pardon me, won’t you ?” “You're too disgusting to notice,” retorted Ray, angrily. But as the two men evidently thought it a huge joke she could not refuse to join in the laugh which followed. Peter and Ray had most of the conversation to themselves, however, for Lee’s remarks were few and far between, his manner being distrait and his thoughts evidently somewhere else. It was a relief to all when Georgie joined them, EGomichoo SS (E©)