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The Ordeal of Berenice

           Withherweretwomenoneawell-knownactor,sinisterlyhandsome,amanwithabrutal,uncleanreputation,theotherayoungsocialpretenderbothunknowntoBerenice.Herknowledgewastocomefromherescort,aloquaciousyouth,moreorlessversed,asithappened,inthegaylifeofthecity.

           "IhearthatsheiscreatingquiteastirinBohemia,"heobserved."Ifsheexpectstoentersocietyit’sapoorwaytobegin,don’tyouthink?"

           "Doyouknowthatsheexpectsto?"

           "Alltheusualsignsareoutaboxhere,ahouseonFifthAvenue."

           ThisstudyofAileenpuzzledanddisturbedBerenicealittle.Nevertheless,shefeltimmenselysuperior.HersoulseemedtosoarovertheplainAileeninhabited.Thetypeofthelatter’sescortssuggestederroralackofsocialdiscrimination.BecauseofthehighpositionhehadsucceededinachievingCowperwoodwasentitled,nodoubt,tobedissatisfied.Hiswifehadnotkeptpacewithhim,or,rather,hadnoteludedhiminhisonwardflighthadnotrunswiftlybefore,likeawingedvictory.Berenicereflectedthatifsheweredealingwithsuchamanheshouldneverknowhertrulyheshouldbemadetowonderandtodoubt.Linesofcareanddisappointmentshouldnevermarherface.Shewouldschemeanddreamandconcealandevade.Heshoulddanceattendance,whoeverhewas.

           Nevertheless,heresheherselfwas,attwenty-two,unmarried,herbackgroundinsecure,theverygroundonwhichshewalkedtreacherous.

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