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76 A SOCIAL METEOR. Be putting her hands on her friend’s shoulders, exclaimed : “T’ve got it; the very thing. I will go away, not to some gloomy country place where I would die of the ‘blues’ in two days time, but to New York, where I will have a complete change of people and sights, and you shall come with me. You need a little rest, too; it will do you lots of good. You will come, won’t you? I must do some shopping there soon, anyway. Don’t say no, but let’s go, and we can be as independent as queens for a week; we need not see a soul, and can be just as selfish as we like. It will be jolly.” Georgie hesitated a moment, as if turning this proposition over in her mind,and then she bent over and kissed the eager little face in front of her. “Yes,” she said, “I will go with you, and we can start as soon as you please. But I think the country would be the best place for us, for many reasons.” “Bah! I loathe the woods, and fancy a farm- house in midwinter. No, a big city is the best place for us,” (E(0) > Gomicbooks