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Depths and Heights

           "Youwillhavetobeinteresting,indeed,tointerestme,"theyseemedtosay;andyettheywerebynomeansaverse,apparently,toaheartycamaraderie.Thatnose-wrinklingsmilesaidasmuch.HerewasbynomeansaStephaniePlatow,noryetaRitaSohlberg.HecouldnotassumeherashehadEllaHubby,orFlorenceCochrane,orCecilyHaguenin.Herewasanironindividualitywithasoulforromanceandartandphilosophyandlife.Hecouldnottakeherashehadthoseothers.AndyetBerenicewasreallybeginningtothinkmorethanalittleaboutCowperwood.Hemustbeanextraordinaryman;hermothersaidso,andthenewspaperswerealwaysmentioninghisnameandnotinghismovements.

           Alittlelater,atSouthampton,whithersheandhermotherhadgone,theymetagain.TogetherwithayoungmanbythenameofGreanelle,CowperwoodandBerenicehadgoneintotheseatobathe.Itwasawonderfulafternoon.

           Totheeastandsouthandwestspreadthesea,acrinklingfloorofblue,andtotheirleft,astheyfacedit,wasalovelyoutward-curvingshoreoftawnysand.StudyingBereniceinblue-silkbathingcostumeandshoes,Cowperwoodhadbeenstungbythewonderofpassinglifehowyouthcomesin,everfreshandfresh,andagegoesout.Herehewas,longcrowdedyearsofconflictandexperiencebehindhim,andyetthistwenty-year-oldgirl,withherincisivemindandkeentastes,wasapparentlyaswiseinmattersofgeneralimportashimself.Hecouldfindnoflawinherarmorinthosematterswhichtheycoulddiscuss.

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