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The Revival of Hattie Starr

           Yetwhocoulditbe?ShehadbeencharmedbyBraxmar,butherkeen,analyticintelligencerequiredsomeoneharder,morevivid,moreruthless,someonewhowouldappealtoherasanimmenseforce.Yetshemustbeconservative,shemustplaywhatcardsshehadtowin.

           DuringhissummervisitatNarragansettCowperwoodhadnotbeenlongdisturbedbythepresenceofBraxmar,for,havingreceivedspecialorders,thelatterwascompelledtohurryawaytoHamptonRoads.ButthefollowingNovember,forsakingtemporarilyhisdifficultaffairsinChicagoforNewYorkandtheCarterapartmentinCentralParkSouth,CowperwoodagainencounteredtheLieutenant,whoarrivedoneeveningbrilliantlyarrayedinfullofficialregaliainordertoescortBerenicetoaball.Ahighmilitarycapsurmountinghishandsomeface,hisepauletsgleamingingold,thelapelsofhiscapethrownbacktorevealahandsomeredsilkenlining,hisswordclankingbyhisside,heseemedaveritablesingingflameofyouth.Cowperwood,caughtinthedriftofcircumstanceage,unsuitableness,theflaringcounter-attractionsofromanceandvigorfairlywrithedinpain.

           Berenicewassobeautifulinastormofdiaphanousclinginggarments.Hestaredatthemfromanadjacentroom,wherehepretendedtobereading,andsighed.Alas,howwashiscunningandforesightevenhistoovercomethedriftoflifeitself?Howwashetomakehimselfappealingtoyouth?Braxmarhadtheyears,thecolor,thebearing.

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