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Then
inaudibly
,
because
of
a
gurgled
laugh
with
which
he
was
thoroughly
familiar
,
he
opened
it
and
stepped
in
.
At
his
rough
,
firm
cough
they
sprang
up
--
Gurney
to
a
hiding
position
behind
a
curtain
,
Stephanie
to
one
of
concealment
behind
draperies
on
the
couch
.
She
could
not
speak
,
and
could
scarcely
believe
that
her
eyes
did
not
deceive
her
.
Gurney
,
masculine
and
defiant
,
but
by
no
means
well
composed
,
demanded
:
"
Who
are
you
?
What
do
you
want
here
?
"
Cowperwood
replied
very
simply
and
smilingly
:
"
Not
very
much
.
Perhaps
Miss
Platow
there
will
tell
you
.
"
He
nodded
in
her
direction
.
Stephanie
,
fixed
by
his
cold
,
examining
eye
,
shrank
nervously
,
ignoring
Gurney
entirely
.
The
latter
perceived
on
the
instant
that
he
had
a
previous
liaison
to
deal
with
--
an
angry
and
outraged
lover
--
and
he
was
not
prepared
to
act
either
wisely
or
well
.
"
Mr.
Gurney
,
"
said
Cowperwood
,
complacently
,
after
staring
at
Stephanie
grimly
and
scorching
her
with
his
scorn
,
"
I
have
no
concern
with
you
,
and
do
not
propose
to
do
anything
to
disturb
you
or
Miss
Platow
after
a
very
few
moments
.
I
am
not
here
without
reason
.
This
young
woman
has
been
steadily
deceiving
me
.
She
has
lied
to
me
frequently
,
and
pretended
an
innocence
which
I
did
not
believe
.
To-night
she
told
me
she
was
to
be
at
a
lawn-party
on
the
West
Side
.
She
has
been
my
mistress
for
months
.
I
have
given
her
money
,
jewelry
,
whatever
she
wanted
.
Those
jade
ear-rings
,
by
the
way
,
are
one
of
my
gifts
.
"
He
nodded
cheerfully
in
Stephanie
's
direction
.
"
I
have
come
here
simply
to
prove
to
her
that
she
can
not
lie
to
me
any
more
.
Heretofore
,
every
time
I
have
accused
her
of
things
like
this
she
has
cried
and
lied
.
I
do
not
know
how
much
you
know
of
her
,
or
how
fond
you
are
of
her
.
I
merely
wish
her
,
not
you
,
to
know
"
--
and
he
turned
and
stared
at
Stephanie
--
"
that
the
day
of
her
lying
to
me
is
over
.
During
this
very
peculiar
harangue
Stephanie
,
who
,
nervous
,
fearful
,
fixed
,
and
yet
beautiful
,
remained
curled
up
in
the
corner
of
the
suggestive
oriental
divan
,
had
been
gazing
at
Cowperwood
in
a
way
which
plainly
attested
,
trifle
as
she
might
with
others
,
that
she
was
nevertheless
fond
of
him
--
intensely
so
.
His
strong
,
solid
figure
,
confronting
her
so
ruthlessly
,
gripped
her
imagination
,
of
which
she
had
a
world
.
She
had
managed
to
conceal
her
body
in
part
,
but
her
brown
arms
and
shoulders
,
her
bosom
,
trim
knees
,
and
feet
were
exposed
in
part
.
Her
black
hair
and
naive
face
were
now
heavy
,
distressed
,
sad
.
She
was
frightened
really
,
for
Cowperwood
at
bottom
had
always
overawed
her
--
a
strange
,
terrible
,
fascinating
man
.
Now
she
sat
and
looked
,
seeking
still
to
lure
him
by
the
pathetic
cast
of
her
face
and
soul
,
while
Cowperwood
,
scornful
of
her
,
and
almost
openly
contemptuous
of
her
lover
,
and
his
possible
opposition
,
merely
stood
smiling
before
them
.
It
came
over
her
very
swiftly
now
just
what
it
was
she
was
losing
--
a
grim
,
wonderful
man
.
Beside
him
Gurney
,
the
pale
poet
,
was
rather
thin
--
a
mere
breath
of
romance
She
wanted
to
say
something
,
to
make
a
plea
;
but
it
was
so
plain
Cowperwood
would
have
none
of
it
,
and
,
besides
,
here
was
Gurney
.
Her
throat
clogged
,
her
eyes
filled
,
even
here
,
and
a
mystical
bog-fire
state
of
emotion
succeeded
the
primary
one
of
opposition
.
Cowperwood
knew
the
look
well
.
It
gave
him
the
only
sense
of
triumph
he
had
.
"
Stephanie
,
"
he
remarked
,
"
I
have
just
one
word
to
say
to
you
now
.
We
will
not
meet
any
more
,
of
course
.
You
are
a
good
actress
.
Stick
to
your
profession
.
You
may
shine
in
it
if
you
do
not
merge
it
too
completely
with
your
loves
.
As
for
being
a
free
lover
,
it
is
n't
incompatible
with
what
you
are
,
perhaps
,
but
it
is
n't
socially
advisable
for
you
.
Good
night
.
"
He
turned
and
walked
quickly
out
.
"
Oh
,
Frank
,
"
called
Stephanie
,
in
a
strange
,
magnetized
,
despairing
way
,
even
in
the
face
of
her
astonished
lover
.
Gurney
stared
with
his
mouth
open
.
