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I would therefore suggest that you should call yourself Mr. Johnson , and I will say that you are a representative of one of the big millinery houses in London , and that you have come to see me on business . I shall wait in for you till three . `` Yours sincerely , `` DORA MURRAY . '' Garthorne saw the wisdom of this suggestion , and `` Mr. Johnson '' announced himself at half past two . Dora received him alone in a little back sitting-room , but his reception was not altogether encouraging , for when he held out his hand and said `` Good afternoon , Dora ! '' she flushed a little , and affecting not to see his hand , she said : `` Miss Murray , if you please , Mr. Garthorne , now and for the future . You seem to have forgotten that , for me , at least , Worcester is not London . ''