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The office door closed; the worst was over There would be a good

supper--Willias on that point Mrs Richie would

talk to hih

hih very much in his own house; doayety of life During the

afternoon Willy tried on three different neckties, and twice put

cologne on his handkerchief Then appeared Mr Pryor to say that Mrs

Richie had one of her headaches! He was so sorry, but Mrs King knehat a bad headache was?

"Indeed I do," Martha said, "only too well But I can't give way to

theet all

the prescriptions," Martha said; and Willia! Well, well; evidently Mrs Richie's

defection did not trouble her; the doctor was glad of that "But I

didn't bargain on entertaining the brother," he said to himself

crossly; and after theto

Martha