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/ A SOCIAL METEOR. 37 “Well, Ray never could endure monotony,” returned Georgie, “and since her return from the other side she seems to be fonder of life than ever. She’s always on the go. Living in Europe has given her some rather queer ideas, I think.” “Yes, I know them,” remarked Lee, nodding his head. “They’re enough to knock the ro- mance out of any young person. She ought to keep them to herself. Talk is cheap, and like other valueless articles often does harm. I hope you were not influenced by her sentiments. She is a thorough woman of the world, and her knowledge of it is no doubt the cause of her peculiar views. She has learned to trust very little that she sees. Weall get skeptical as we grow older, it’s perfectly natural, and our childish trust in each other vanishes after a few hard hits. But I don’t see the use of opening other people’s” eyes to the wickedness of the world; I think :t’s a mistaken kindness, for that’s one of the things, it seems to me, which it is better to find out for ourselves. Heaven knows we all do it soon enough. As for you, though,” smiling down at her, “I don’t think you'll need the benefit of any- body’s experience; you'll profit by your own, Gomicbooks (Eo)