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The Coming of Stephanie Platow

           Cowperwoodlikedthesemi-Jewishcastofherface,acertainfullnessoftheneck,herdark,sleepyeyes.Butshewasmuchtooyoungandnebulous,hethought,andheletherpass.Onthistrip,whichenduredfortendays,hesawmuchofher,indifferentmoods,walkingwithayoungJewinwhomsheseemedgreatlyinterested,playingatshuffleboard,readingsolemnlyinacorneroutofthereachofthewindorspray,andusuallylookingnaive,preternaturallyinnocent,remote,dreamy.Atothertimessheseemedpossessedofawildanimation,hereyesalight,herexpressionvigorous,anintenseglowinhersoul.Oncehesawherbentoverasmallwoodblock,cuttingabook-platewithathinsteelgravingtool.

           BecauseofStephanie’syouthandseemingunimportance,herlackofwhatmightbecalledcompellingrosycharm,Aileenhadbecomereasonablyfriendlywiththegirl.Farsubtler,evenatheryears,thanAileen,Stephaniegatheredaverygoodimpressionoftheformer,ofhermentalgirth,andhowtotakeher.Shemadefriendswithher,madeabook-plateforher,madeasketchofher.SheconfidedtoAileenthatinherownmindshewasdestinedforthestage,ifherparentswouldpermit;andAileeninvitedhertoseeherhusband’spicturesontheirreturn.ShelittleknewhowmuchofapartStephaniewouldplayinCowperwood’slife.

           TheCowperwoods,havingbeenputdownatGoteborg,sawnomoreofthePlatowsuntillateOctober.

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