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"Yes; it is very tragic, of course, but you must not get yourself

mixed up in it. I see by The Standard that she was seventeen. I

should have thought she was almost younger than that. She looked

such a child, and seemed to know so little about acting. Dorian,

you mustn't let this thing get on your nerves. You must come and

dine with me, and afterwards we will look in at the opera. It is

a Patti night, and everybody will be there. You can come to my

sister's box. She has got some smart women with her."