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           Theymanifestinsomewaysalltheexternalsorearmarksoftheirprofessionaltraditions,andyetareassoundingbrassandtinklingcymbals.YouwouldhavehadtoknowHaroldSohlbergonlyalittlewhiletoappreciatethathebelongedtothisorderofartists.Hehadawild,stormy,Novembereye,awealthofloose,brownish-blackhaircombedupwardfromthetemples,withonelockstragglingNapoleonicallydowntowardtheeyes;cheeksthathadalmostababyishtinttothem;lipsmuchtoorich,red,andsensuous;anosethatwasfineandlargeandfull,butonlyfaintlyaquiline;andeyebrowsandmustachethatsomehowseemedtoflarequitelikehiserrantandfoolishsoul.HehadbeensentawayfromDenmark(Copenhagen)becausehehadbeenanever-do-welluptotwenty-fiveandbecausehewasconstantlyfallinginlovewithwomenwhowouldnothaveanythingtodowithhim.HereinChicagoasateacher,withhissmallpensionoffortydollarsamonthsenthimbyhismother,hehadgainedafewpupils,andbypractisingakindoferraticeconomy,whichkepthimwelldressedorhungrybyturns,hehadmanagedtomakeaninterestingshowingandpullhimselfthrough.Hewasonlytwenty-eightatthetimehemetRitaGreenough,ofWichita,Kansas,andatthetimetheymetCowperwoodHaroldwasthirty-fourandshetwenty-seven.

           ShehadbeenastudentattheChicagoFineArtsSchool,andatvariousstudentaffairshadencounteredHaroldwhenheseemedtoplaydivinely,andwhenlifewasallromanceandart.

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