Behind the Arras

           Berenice,perusingtheapologyfromBealesChadsey,whichhermotherverymuchfaggedandwearyhandedherthenextmorning,thoughtthatitreadliketheovernightgallantryofsomeonewhowasseekingtomakeamendswithoutchanginghispointofview.Mrs.Carterwastooobviouslyself-conscious.Sheprotestedtoomuch.Bereniceknewthatshecouldfindoutforherselfifshechose,butwouldshechoose?Thethoughtsickenedher,andyetwhowasshetojudgetooseverely?

           Cowperwoodcameinbrightandearlytoputasgoodafaceonthematterashecould.HeexplainedhowheandBraxmarhadgonetothepolicestationtomakeacharge;howChadsey,soberedbyarrest,hadabandonedhisbravadoandhumblyapologized.WhenviewingtheletterhandedhimbyMrs.Carterheexclaimed:

           "Ohyes.Hewasverygladtopromisetowritethatifwewouldlethimoff.Braxmarseemedtothinkitwasnecessarythatheshould.Iwantedthejudgetoimposeafineandletitgoatthat.Hewasdrunk,andthat’salltherewastoit."

           HeassumedaveryunknowingairwheninthepresenceofBereniceandhermother,butwhenalonewiththelatterhismannerchangedcompletely.

           "Brazenitout,"hecommanded."Itdoesn’tamounttoanything.Braxmardoesn’tbelievethatthismanreallyknowsanything.ThisletterisenoughtoconvinceBerenice.Putagoodfaceonit;moredependsonyourmannerthanonanythingelse.You’remuchtooupset.Thatwon’tdoatall;you’lltellthewholestorythatway.

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