Chapter II

           ThegrowthofyoungFrankAlgernonCowperwoodwasthroughyearsofwhatmightbecalledacomfortableandhappyfamilyexistence.ButtonwoodStreet,wherehespentthefirsttenyearsofhislife,wasalovelyplaceforaboytolive.Itcontainedmostlysmalltwoandthree-storyredbrickhouses,withsmallwhitemarblestepsleadinguptothefrontdoor,andthin,whitemarbletrimmingsoutliningthefrontdoorandwindows.Thereweretreesinthestreetplentyofthem.Theroadpavementwasofbig,roundcobblestones,madebrightandcleanbytherains;andthesidewalkswereofredbrick,andalwaysdampandcool.Intherearwasayard,withtreesandgrassandsometimesflowers,forthelotswerealmostalwaysonehundredfeetdeep,andthehouse-fronts,crowdingclosetothepavementinfront,leftacomfortablespaceintherear.

           TheCowperwoods,fatherandmother,werenotsoleanandnarrowthattheycouldnotenterintothenaturaltendencytobehappyandjoyouswiththeirchildren;andsothisfamily,whichincreasedattherateofachildeverytwoorthreeyearsafterFrank’sbirthuntiltherewerefourchildren,wasquiteaninterestingaffairwhenhewastenandtheywerereadytomoveintotheNewMarketStreethome.HenryWorthingtonCowperwood’sconnectionswereincreasedashispositiongrewmoreresponsible,andgraduallyhewasbecomingquiteapersonage.

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