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The Net

           Ifthey’retrueyououghttoknow.Ifnot,thetalkingoughttostop.IfI’mwrongcallonmeforamends.Iheartalk,Itellyou.Bestintentionsintheworld,oldman.Idoassureyou."

           Moreinquiries.Thetonguesofjealousyandenvy.Mr.Bowdoinwassuretoinheritthreemilliondollars.Thenaverynecessarytriptosomewhere,andBerenicestaredatherselfintheglass.Whatwasit?Whatwerepeoplesaying,ifanything?Thiswasstrange.Well,shewasyoungandbeautiful.Therewereothers.Still,shemighthavecometoloveBowdoin.Hewassoairy,artisticinanunconsciousway.Really,shehadthoughtbetterofhim.

           Theeffectofallthiswasnotwhollydepressing.Enigmatic,disdainful,withatouchofmelancholyandaworldofgaietyandcourage,Bereniceheardattimesbehindjoythehollowechoofunreality.Herewasaticklishbusiness,thisliving.Forwantoflightandairthefinestflowersmightdie.Hermother’serrorwasnotsoinexplicablenow.Byithadshenot,afterall,preservedherselfandherfamilytoacertainphaseofsocialsuperiority?Beautywasofsuchsubstanceasdreamsaremadeof,andasfleeting.Notone’sselfaloneone’sinmostworth,thesplendorofone’sdreamsbutotherthingsname,wealth,thepresenceorabsenceofrumor,andofaccidentwereimportant.Berenice’slipcurled.Butlifecouldbelived.Onecouldlietotheworld.Youthisoptimistic,andBerenice,inspiteofhersplendidmind,wassoyoung

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