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Undercurrents

           Shehad,furthermore,acuriouslookofcurrentwisdominhereyes,anairofsaucyinsolencewhicharousedCowperwood’ssenseofmastery,hisdesiretodominate.Tothelookofprovocationanddefiancewhichsheflunghimforthefractionofasecondhereturnedacuriouslyleonineglarewhichwentoverherlikeadashofcoldwater.Itwasnotahardlook,however,merelyurgentandfullofmeaning.Shewasthevagrom-mindedwifeofaprosperouslawyerwhowasabsorbedinhisbusinessandinhimself.Shepretendedindifferenceforamomentafterthefirstglance,butpausedalittlewayoffasiftoexaminesomelaces.Cowperwoodlookedafterhertocatchasecondfleeting,attractedlook.Hewasonhiswaytoseveralengagementswhichhedidnotwishtobreak,buthetookoutanote-book,wroteonaslipofpaperthenameofahotel,andunderneath:"Parlor,secondfloor,Tuesday,1P.M."Passingbywhereshestood,heputitintoherglovedhand,whichwashangingbyherside.Thefingersclosedoveritautomatically.Shehadnotedhisaction.Onthedayandhoursuggestedshewasthere,althoughhehadgivennoname.Thatliaison,whiledelightfultohim,wasofnogreatduration.Theladywasinteresting,buttoofanciful.

           Similarly,attheHenryHuddlestones’,oneoftheirneighborsatthefirstMichiganAvenuehousetheyoccupied,heencounteredoneeveningatasmalldinner-partyagirloftwenty-threewhointerestedhimgreatlyforthemoment.HernamewasnotveryattractiveEllaF.

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