A Social Meteor — page 309: what you’re looking at

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A SOCIAL METEOR. 299 Mrs. Clarke shed a few tears as her niece came down stairs and prepared for her journey, it seemed so hard to part with her; but she dried her eyes when Peter told her that weeping at weddings was entirely out of date, and exceed- ingly bad form. Everybody, servants included, came out into the piazza to throw handfuls of rice and old slippers after the bride and groom as the carriage drove off. As they reached the Park gates Georgie leaned out of the window and kissed her hand. Then the horses made a sharp turn and they were lost to sight in a bend of the road. THE END. CONNIE KOOKS (E@)