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A Trip to Louisville

           There’sapttobeascandalhereatanytime.I’mverysurethegirldoesn’tknowanythingabouthermother’sbusiness.Sheneverletshercomeouthere."

           "BereniceFleming,"Cowperwoodthoughttohimself."Whatapleasingname,andwhatapeculiarhandicapinlife."

           "Howoldisthedaughternow?"heinquired.

           "Oh,shemustbeaboutfifteennotmorethanthat."

           Whentheyreachedthehouse,whichwaslocatedinarathersomber,treelessstreet,Cowperwoodwassurprisedtofindtheinteriorspaciousandtastefullyfurnished.PresentlyMrs.Carter,asshewasgenerallyknowninsociety,orHattieStarr,asshewasknowntoalesssatisfyingworld,appeared.Cowperwoodrealizedatoncethathewasinthepresenceofawomanwho,whateverherpresentoccupation,wasnotwithoutmarkedevidencesofrefinement.Shewasexceedinglyintelligent,ifnothighlyintellectual,trig,vivacious,anythingbutcommonplace.Acertainspiritedundulationinherwalk,aseeminggay,frankindifferencetoherpositioninlife,anobviousaccustomednesstopolitesurroundingstookhisfancy.HerhairwasbuiltupinalooseFrenchyway,afterthefashionoftheempire,andhercheekswereslightlymottledwithredveins.Hercolorwastoohigh,andyetitwasnotutterlyunbecoming.Shehadfriendlygray-blueeyes,whichwentwellwithherlight-brownhair;alongwithapinkfloweredhouse-gown,whichbecameherfullingfigure,sheworepearls.

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