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A New Affection

           Astheydroveswiftlypastbuddingtrees,kemptlawns,fresh-madeflower-beds,openwindowsthewholeseductiveworldofspringCowperwoodfeltasthoughlifehadoncemoretakenafreshstart.Hismagnetism,ifithadbeenvisible,wouldhaveenvelopedhimlikeaglitteringaura.Mrs.Sohlbergfeltthatthiswasgoingtobeawonderfulevening.

           ThedinnerwasattheParkanopen-airchickenalaMarylandaffair,withwafflesandchampagnetohelpout.Aileen,flatteredbySohlberg’sgaietyunderherspell,washavingadelightfultime,jesting,toasting,laughing,walkingonthegrass.Sohlbergwasmakinglovetoherinafoolish,inconsequentialway,asmanymenwereinclinedtodo;butshewasputtinghimoffgailywith"sillyboy"and"hush."ShewassosureofherselfthatshewasfreetotellCowperwoodafterwardhowemotionalhewasandhowshehadtolaughathim.Cowperwood,quitecertainthatshewasfaithful,tookitallingoodpart.Sohlbergwassuchadunceandsuchahappyconveniencereadytohishand."He’snotabadsort,"hecommented."Iratherlikehim,thoughIdon’tthinkhe’ssomuchofaviolinist."

           Afterdinnertheydrovealongthelake-shoreandoutthroughanopenbitoftree-blockedprairieland,themoonshininginaclearsky,fillingthefieldsandtoppingthelakewithasilveryeffulgence.Mrs.SohlbergwasbeinginoculatedwiththevirusCowperwood,anditwastakingdeadlyeffect.

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