The Daughter of Mrs. Fleming

           BereniceFleming,atthetimeCowperwoodfirstencounteredhermother,wasaninmateoftheMissesBrewster’sSchoolforGirls,thenonRiversideDrive,NewYork,andoneofthemostexclusiveestablishmentsofitskindinAmerica.ThesocialprestigeandconnectionsoftheHeddens,Flemings,andCartersweresufficienttogainherthisintroduction,thoughthesocialfortunesofhermotherwerealreadyatthistimeonthedowngrade.Atallgirl,delicatelyhaggard,ashehadimaginedher,withreddish-bronzehairofatingebutdistantlyalliedtothatofAileen’s,shewasunlikeanywomanCowperwoodhadeverknown.Evenatseventeenshestoodupandoutwithaninexplicablesuperioritywhichbroughtherthefeverishandexoticattentionoflesserpersonalitieswhoseemotionalanimalityfoundanoutletinswingingacenserathershrine.

           Astrangemaiden,decidedly!Evenatthisage,whenshewas,asonemightsuppose,amereslipofagirl,shewasdeeplyconsciousofherself,hersex,hersignificance,herpossiblesocialimport.Armedwithafairskin,afewfreckles,analmosttoohighcolorattimes,strange,deep,night-blue,cat-likeeyes,alongnose,aratherpleasantmouth,perfectteeth,andareallygoodchin,shemovedalwayswithafelinegracethatwascareless,superior,sinuous,andyettheacmeofharmonyandarhythmicflowoflines.

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