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A Fateful Interlude

           Hemadeitarule,sensibly,tokeephisdooropenasmuchaspossible,evenwhenhewasdictating,sometimesnot.Itwasinthesehalf-hoursofdictationthedooropen,asarule,forhedidnotcarefortoomuchprivacythatheandMissNowakcameclosest.Aftermonthsandmonths,andbecausehehadbeenbusywiththeotherwomanmentioned,ofwhomsheknewnothing,shecametoentersometimeswithasenseofsuffocation,sometimesofmaidenlyshame.ItwouldneverhaveoccurredtohertoadmitfranklythatshewantedCowperwoodtomakelovetoher.Itwouldhavefrightenedhertohavethoughtofherselfasyieldingeasily,andyettherewasnotadetailofhispersonalitythatwasnotnowburnedinherbrain.Hislight,thick,alwayssmoothlypartedhair,hiswide,clear,inscrutableeyes,hiscarefullymanicuredhands,sofullandfirm,hisfreshclothingofdelicate,intricatepatternshowthesefascinatedher!Heseemedalwaysremoteexceptjustatthemomentofdoingsomething,when,curiouslyenough,heseemedintenselyintimateandnear.

           Oneday,aftermanyexchangesofglancesinwhichherownalwaysfellsharplyinthemidstofaletterhearoseandclosedthehalf-opendoor.Shedidnotthinksomuchofthat,asaruleithadhappenedbeforebutnow,to-day,becauseofastudiedglancehehadgivenher,neithertendernorsmiling,shefeltasthoughsomethingunusualwereabouttohappen.Herownbodywasgoinghotandcoldbyturnsherneckandhands.

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