A Social Meteor — page 189: what you’re looking at

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A SOCIAL METEOR. 179 CHAPTER XIII. “THEN WE ARE POOR.” “Certainly, my dear, certainly,” he replied briskly. ‘Don’t lose your patience, there’s plenty of time, and, as I say, my news is none too pleasant,” and he looked slyly at her from under his short stubby lashes. ‘Then the sooner it’s over the better.” “True enough. Well, to come to the point, as you say, you will remember, my love, I had a lot of money in with Lane, Streete & Co.?” “Ves. Well?” “Well—but didn’t you see the morning papers?”’ “No,” growing still paler. “Then you don’t know anything about it, and the blow will be all the harder for you. Ahem, to speak plainly, Lane, Streete & Co. went up yesterday.” “And—” she uttered, clutching the table for support. “And of course I’m just so much out.” “But you didn’t have so very much in it.” Eomicbhoo <S (E(0)