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A Family Quarrel

           Thingscouldnotgooninthisway.Shehaddonewrong,possibly,intakinghimawayfromMrs.Cowperwoodnumberone,thoughshecouldscarcelybelievethat,forMrs.LillianCowperwoodwassounsuitedtohimbutthisrepayment!Ifshehadbeenatallsuperstitiousorreligious,andhadknownherBible,whichshedidn’t,shemighthavequotedtoherselfthatveryfatalisticstatementoftheNewTestament,"Withwhatmeasureyemeteitshallbemeasureduntoyouagain."

           ThetruthwasthatCowperwood’scontinuedpropensitytoroveatlibertyamongthefairsexcouldnotinthelongrunfailofsomeresultsofanunsatisfactorycharacter.CoincidentwiththedisappearanceofStephaniePlatow,helauncheduponavarietyofepisodes,thecharmingdaughterofsoworthyamanasEditorHaguenin,hissincerestandmostsympatheticjournalisticsupporter;andthedaughterofAymarCochrane,fallingvictims,amongothers,towhatmanywouldhavecalledhiswiles.Asamatteroffact,inmostcaseshewasasmuchsinnedagainstassinning,sincetheprovocationwasasmuchofferedasgiven.

           ThemannerinwhichhecametogetinwithCecilyHagueninwassimpleenough.Beinganoldfriendofthefamily,andafrequentvisitoratherfather’shouse,hefoundthisparticulardaughterofdesireaneasyvictim.Shewasavigorousblondecreatureoftwentyatthistime,veryfullandplump,withlarge,violeteyes,andwithconsiderablealertnessofmindasortofdollgirlwithwhomCowperwoodfounditpleasanttoamusehimself.

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