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A Financier Bewitched

           "Idon’tcaretoshareyouwithanyoneelse.Iwon’t.Idon’tmindwhatyouhavedoneinthepast,butIdon’twantyoutobeunfaithfulinthefuture."

           "Whataquestion!OfcourseIwon’t.Butifyoudon’tbelievemeoh,dear—"

           Stephaniesighedpainfully,andCowperwood’sfacecloudedwithangrythoughwell-concealedsuspicionandjealousy.

           "Well,I’lltellyou,Stephanie,Ibelieveyounow.I’mgoingtotakeyourword.Butifyoudodeceiveme,andIshouldfinditout,Iwillquityouthesameday.Idonotcaretoshareyouwithanyoneelse.WhatIcan’tunderstand,ifyoucareforme,ishowyoucantakesomuchinterestinalltheseaffairs?Itcertainlyisn’tdevotiontoyourartthat’simpellingyou,isit?"

           "Oh,areyougoingtogoonquarrelingwithme?"askedStephanie,naively."Won’tyoubelievemewhenIsaythatIloveyou?Perhaps—"Buthereherhistrionicabilitycametoheraid,andshesobbedviolently.

           Cowperwoodtookherinhisarms."Nevermind,"hesoothed."Idobelieveyou.Idothinkyoucareforme.OnlyIwishyouweren’tsuchabutterflytemperament,Stephanie."

           Sothisparticularlesionforthetimebeingwashealed.

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