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The Ordeal of Berenice

           

           InregardtohisEasternlifeduringthisinterlude,CowperwoodhadbeenbecomingmoreandmorekeenlyalivetothefutilityoftheattempttoeffectasocialrescueforAileen."Whatwastheuse?"heoftenaskedhimself,ashecontemplatedhermovements,thoughts,plans,ascontrastedwiththenaturalefficiency,taste,grace,andsubtletyofawomanlikeBerenice.Hefeltthatthelattercould,ifshewould,smoothoverinanadroitwayallthesillysocialantagonismswhichwerenowafflictinghim.Itwasawoman’sgame,hefrequentlytoldhimself,andwouldneverbeadjustedtillhehadthewoman.

           SimultaneouslyAileen,lookingatthesituationfromherownpointofviewandnonplussedbytheineffectivenessofmerewealthwhennotcombinedwithacertainsocialsomethingwhichshedidnotappeartohave,was,nevertheless,unwillingtosurrenderherdream.Whatwasit,sheaskedherselfoverandover,thatmadethisgreatdifferencebetweenwomenandwomen?Thequestioncontaineditsownanswer,butshedidnotknowthat.Shewasstillgood-lookingveryandanadeptinself-ornamentation,afterhermannerandtaste.SogreathadbeenthenewspaperpalaverregardingthearrivalofanewmultimillionairefromtheWestandthepalacehewaserectingthateventradesmen,clerks,andhall-boysknewofher.Almostinvariably,whencalledupontostatehernameinsuchquarters,shewasgreetedbyaslightstartofrecognition,aswiftglanceofexamination,whispers,evenopencomment.Thatwassomething.

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