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Undercurrents

           Therewasafire"—shepronounceditfy-yah—"atTwelfthStreet"(theTwelfthwasTwalfthinhermouth)"andtheengineswereallaboutthere.Oh,suchsparksandsmoke!Andtheflamescomingoutofthewindows!Theflameswereaverydarkred—almostorangeandblack.They’reprettywhenthey’rethatway—don’tyouthinkso?"

           Cowperwoodwascharmed."Indeed,Ido,"hesaid,genially,usingakindofsuperiorandyetsympatheticairwhichhecouldeasilyassumeonoccasion.HefeltasthoughMrs.Sohlbergmightbeacharmingdaughtertohim—shewassocuddlingandshy—andyethecouldseethatshewasdefiniteandindividual.Herarmsandface,hetoldhimself,werelovely.Mrs.Sohlbergonlysawbeforeherasmart,cold,exactman—capable,very,shepresumed—withbrilliant,incisiveeyes.HowdifferentfromHarold,shethought,whowouldneverbeanythingmuch—notevenfamous.

           "I’msogladyoubroughtyourviolin,"AileenwassayingtoHarold,whowasinanothercorner."I’vebeenlookingforwardtoyourcomingtoplayforus."

           "Verynizeovyou,I’msure,"Sohlbergreplied,withhissweetydrawl."Suchanizeplazeyouhavehere—alltheseloaflybooks,andjade,andglass."

           Hehadanunctuous,yieldingwaywhichwascharming,Aileenthought.Heshouldhaveastrong,richwomantotakecareofhim.Hewaslikeastormy,erraticboy.

           AfterrefreshmentswereservedSohlbergplayed.

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