A Financier Bewitched

           Itwasinterestingtonotehow,ablethoughhewas,andboundupwiththisvaststreet-railwayenterprisewhichwasbeginningtoaffectseveralthousandmen,hismindcouldfindintensereliefandsatisfactioninthepresenceandactionsofStephaniePlatow.Itisnottoomuchtosaythatinher,perhaps,hefoundrevivifiedthespiritandpersonalityofRitaSohlberg.Rita,however,hadnotcontemplateddisloyaltyithadneveroccurredtohertobefaithlesstoCowperwoodsolongashewasfondofheranymorethanforalongtimeithadbeenpossibleforher,evenafterallhisphilanderings,tobefaithlesstoSohlberg.Stephanie,ontheotherhand,hadthestrangefeelingthataffectionwasnotnecessarilyidentifiedwithphysicalloyalty,andthatshecouldbefondofCowperwoodandstilldeceivehimafactwhichwasbasedonherlackasyetofatrueenthusiasmforhim.Shelovedhimandshedidn’t.Herattitudewasnotnecessarilyidentifiedwithherheavy,lizardishanimality,thoughthathadsomethingtodowithit;butratherwithavague,kindlygenerositywhichpermittedhertofeelthatitwashardtobreakwithGardnerKnowlesandLaneCrossaftertheyhadbeensonicetoher.GardnerKnowleshadsungherpraiseshere,there,andeverywhere,andwasattemptingtospreadherfameamongthelegitimatetheatricalenterpriseswhichcametothecityinorderthatshemightbetakenupandmadeintoasignificantfigure.LaneCrosswaswildlyfondofherinaninadequatewaywhichmadeithardtobreakwithhim,andyetcertainthatshewouldeventually.

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