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The Revival of Hattie Starr

           Batjer—whoreadstrawsmostcapably—sighed.HerownCorscadenwasnotmuchbeyondhismoney,butlifemustbelivedandtheambitiousmustinheritwealthorgatheritwisely.SomeimpossibleschemingsillywouldsooncollectDuelma,andthen—SheconsideredBerenicealittledifficult.

           Berenicecouldnothelppiecingtogetherthememoryofthisincidentwithhermother’srecentappealinbehalfofLieutenantBraxmar.Agreat,cloying,disturbing,disintegratingfactorinherlifewasrevealedbythedawningdiscoverythatsheandhermotherwerewithoutmuchmoney,thatasidefromherlineageshewasinacertainsenseaninterloperinsociety.Therewereneverrumorsofgreatwealthinconnectionwithher—noflatteringwhispersorpublicnoticesregardingherstationasanheiress.Allthesmugminormanikinsofthesocialworldwereonthequiviveforsomecotton-headeddollofagirlwithanendlessbank-account.Bynaturesybaritic,anintenseloverofartfabrics,ofstatelyfunctions,ofpowerandsuccessineveryform,shehadbeendreamingallthiswhileofagreatsoul-freedomandart-freedomundersomesuchcircumstancesasthegreatestindividualwealthoftheday,andonlythat,couldprovide.Simultaneouslyshehadvaguelycherishedtheideathatifsheeverfoundsomeonewhowastrulyfondofher,andwhomshecouldloveorevenadmireintensely—someonewhoneededherinadeep,sincereway—shewouldgiveherselffreelyandgladly.

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