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The Exposure of Stephanie

           Theninaudibly,becauseofagurgledlaughwithwhichhewasthoroughlyfamiliar,heopeneditandsteppedin.

           Athisrough,firmcoughtheysprangupGurneytoahidingpositionbehindacurtain,Stephanietooneofconcealmentbehinddraperiesonthecouch.Shecouldnotspeak,andcouldscarcelybelievethathereyesdidnotdeceiveher.Gurney,masculineanddefiant,butbynomeanswellcomposed,demanded:"Whoareyou?Whatdoyouwanthere?"Cowperwoodrepliedverysimplyandsmilingly:"Notverymuch.PerhapsMissPlatowtherewilltellyou."Henoddedinherdirection.

           Stephanie,fixedbyhiscold,examiningeye,shranknervously,ignoringGurneyentirely.Thelatterperceivedontheinstantthathehadapreviousliaisontodealwithanangryandoutragedloverandhewasnotpreparedtoacteitherwiselyorwell.

           "Mr.Gurney,"saidCowperwood,complacently,afterstaringatStephaniegrimlyandscorchingherwithhisscorn,"Ihavenoconcernwithyou,anddonotproposetodoanythingtodisturbyouorMissPlatowafteraveryfewmoments.Iamnotherewithoutreason.Thisyoungwomanhasbeensteadilydeceivingme.Shehasliedtomefrequently,andpretendedaninnocencewhichIdidnotbelieve.To-nightshetoldmeshewastobeatalawn-partyontheWestSide.Shehasbeenmymistressformonths.Ihavegivenhermoney,jewelry,whatevershewanted.Thosejadeear-rings,bytheway,areoneofmygifts."HenoddedcheerfullyinStephanie’sdirection.

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