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A Financier Bewitched

           Whydidn’tyoutellmethisbefore?Ihaveaskedandasked.Doyoureallymeantosaythatyoucareformeatall?"

           "Howcanyouaskthat?"shedemanded,reproachfully,feelingthatshehadbeenratherfoolishinconfessing.Perhapsshewouldlosehimnow,andshedidnotwanttodothat.Becausehiseyesblazedwithajealoushardnesssheburstintotears."Oh,IwishIhadnevertoldyou!Thereisnothingtotell,anyhow.Ineverwantedto."

           Cowperwoodwasnonplussed.Heknewhumannatureprettywell,andwomannature;hiscommonsensetoldhimthatthisgirlwasnottobetrusted,andyethewasdrawntoher.Perhapsshewasnotlying,andthesetearswerereal.

           "Andyoupositivelyassuremethatthiswasallthattherewasn’tanyoneelsebefore,andnoonesince?"

           Stephaniedriedhereyes.TheywereinhisprivateroomsinRandolphStreet,thebachelorroomshehadfittedforhimselfasachangingplaceforvariousaffairs.

           "Idon’tbelieveyoucareformeatall,"sheobserved,dolefully,reproachfully."Idon’tbelieveyouunderstandme.Idon’tthinkyoubelieveme.WhenItellyouhowthingsareyoudon’tunderstand.Idon’tlie.Ican’t.Ifyouaresodoubtingnow,perhapsyouhadbetternotseemeanymore.Iwanttobefrankwithyou,butifyouwon’tletme—"

           Shepausedheavily,gloomily,verysorrowfully,andCowperwoodsurveyedherwithakindofyearning.

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