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A Financier Bewitched

           Hehassuchalotofthosethingssomeoftheloveliestorangesandblues.Youjustoughttoseemeinthem.Iwishyoumight."

           "Alone?"

           "Forawhile.IthoughtEthelTuckermanandBlissBridgewouldbethere,buttheydidn’tcomeuntillater.LaneCrossissuchadear.He’ssortofsillyattimes,butIlikehim.Hisportraitsaresobizarre."

           Shewentoffintoadescriptionofhispretentiousbutinsignificantart.

           Cowperwoodmarveled,notatLaneCross’sartnorhisshawls,butatthisworldinwhichStephaniemoved.Hecouldnotquitemakeherout.HehadneverbeenabletomakeherexplainsatisfactorilythatfirstsinglerelationshipwithGardnerKnowles,whichshedeclaredhadendedsoabruptly.Sincethenhehaddoubted,aswashisnature;butthisgirlwassosweet,childish,irreconcilablewithherself,likeawanderingbreathofair,orapale-coloredflower,thathescarcelyknewwhattothink.Theartisticallyinclinedarenotpronetoquarrelwithanenticingsheafofflowers.Shewasheavenlytohim,comingin,asshedidattimeswhenhewasalone,withblandeyesandyieldingherselfinakindofsummeryecstasy.Shehadalwayssomethingartistictotellofstorms,winds,dust,clouds,smokeforms,theoutlineofbuildings,thelake,thestage.Shewouldcuddleinhisarmsandquotelongsectionsfrom"RomeoandJuliet,""PaoloandFrancesca,""TheRingandtheBook,"Keats’s"EveofSt.Agnes.

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