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A Financier Bewitched

           Butyoudidn’ttellmethewholetruthaboutyouandKnowles,didyou?Tellmetrulynow.Isha’n’tmind.Icanunderstandwellenoughhowitcouldhavehappened.Itdoesn’tmaketheleastbitofdifferencetome,really.

           Stephaniewasoffherguardforonce,innotrulyfencingmood.Shewastroubledattimesabouthervariousrelations,anxioustoputherselfstraightwithCowperwoodorwithanyonewhomshetrulyliked.ComparedtoCowperwoodandhisaffairs,CrossandKnowlesweretrivial,andyetKnowleswasinterestingtoher.ComparedtoCowperwood,ForbesGurneywasastriplingbeggar,andyetGurneyhadwhatCowperwooddidnothaveasad,poeticlure.Heawakenedhersympathies.Hewassuchalonelyboy.Cowperwoodwassostrong,brilliant,magnetic.

           Perhapsitwaswithsomeideaofclearinguphermoralstatusgenerallythatshefinallysaid:"Well,Ididn’ttellyoutheexacttruthaboutit,either.Iwasalittleashamedto."

           Atthecloseofherconfession,whichinvolvedonlyKnowles,andwasincompleteatthat,Cowperwoodburnedwithakindofangryresentment.Whytriflewithalyingprostitute?Thatshewasaninconsequentialfreeloverattwenty-onewasquiteplain.Andyettherewassomethingsostrangelylargeaboutthegirl,somagnetic,andshewassobeautifulafterherkind,thathecouldnotthinkofgivingherup.Sheremindedhimofhimself.

           "Well,Stephanie,"hesaid,tramplingunderfootanimpulsetoinsultorrebukeanddismissher,"youarestrange.

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