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Thalia Drummond was writing a letter when her visitor arrived, and of the many people whom Thalia expected to call, Millie Macroy was the last. The girl looked ill and tired, but she was not so far from human that she could not stand and admire the dainty drawing-room into which Thalia showed her, her servant having gone home for the night.
"Why this is a palace, kid," she said, and regarded Thalia with reluctant admiration. "You know how to do it all right, better than poor ‘Flush."