F. A. Cowperwood, Guardian

           ItwassometimeafterthisfirstencounterbeforeCowperwoodsawBereniceagain,andthenonlyforafewdaysinthatregionofthePoconoMountainswhereMrs.Carterhadhersummerhome.Itwasanidyllicspotonamountainside,somethreemilesfromStroudsburg,amongapeculiarjuxtapositionofhillswhich,fromthecomfortablerecessesofafrontveranda,hadtheappearance,asMrs.Carterwasfondofexplaining,ofelephantsandcamelsparadinginthedistance.Thehumpsofthehillssomeofthemashighaseighteenhundredfeetrosestatelyandgreen.Below,quitevisibleforamileormore,movedthedusty,whiteroaddescendingtoStroudsburg.OutofherLouisvilleearningsMrs.Carterhadmanagedtoemploy,fortheseveralsummerseasonsshehadbeenhere,agardener,whokepttheslopingfrontlawninseasonableflowers.Therewasatrigtwo-wheeledtrapwithasmarthorseandharness,andbothRolfeandBerenicewerepossessedofthelatestnoveltyofthedaylow-wheeledbicycles,whichhadjustthensupersededtheold,high-wheelvariety.ForBerenice,also,wasamusic-rackfullofclassicmusicandsongcollections,apiano,ashelfoffavoritebooks,painting-materials,variousathleticimplements,andseveraltypesofGreekdancing-tunicswhichshehaddesignedherself,includingsandalsandfilletforherhair.Shewasanidle,reflective,eroticpersondreamingstrangedreamsofanearandyetfar-offsocialsupremacy,atothertimesbusyingherselfwithsuchsocialopportunitiesascametoher.

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