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Strange to say,
he did not offer a single comment on the sumptuousness of the affair
that had been given in his honor. Mr. Blithers couldn't get over
that. He couldn't help thinking that the fellow had not been properly
brought-up, or was it possible that he was not in the habit of going
out in good society?
Except for one heart-rending incident, the Blitherwood ball was the
most satisfying event in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. William W.
Blithers. That incident, however, happened to be the hasty and well-
managed flight of Maud Applegate Blithers at an hour indefinitely
placed somewhere between four and seven o'clock on the morning of the
great day.
Miss Blithers was not at the ball. She was in New York City serenely
enjoying one of the big summer shows, accompanied by young Scoville
and her onetime governess, a middle-aged gentlewoman who had seen
even better days than those spent in the employ of William W.
Blithers. The resolute young lady had done precisely what she said
she would do, and for the first time in his life Mr.


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