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However
,
in
the
drawing-rooms
where
she
still
appeared
--
and
what
were
they
but
marriage
markets
?
--
one
or
two
affairs
did
spring
up
--
tentative
approachments
on
the
part
of
scions
of
wealth
.
They
were
destined
to
prove
abortive
.
One
of
these
youths
,
Pedro
Ricer
Marcado
,
a
Brazilian
,
educated
at
Oxford
,
promised
much
for
sincerity
and
feeling
until
he
learned
that
Berenice
was
poor
in
her
own
right
--
and
what
else
?
Some
one
had
whispered
something
in
his
ear
.
Again
there
was
a
certain
William
Drake
Bowdoin
,
the
son
of
a
famous
old
family
,
who
lived
on
the
north
side
of
Washington
Square
.
After
a
ball
,
a
morning
musicale
,
and
one
other
affair
at
which
they
met
Bowdoin
took
Berenice
to
see
his
mother
and
sister
,
who
were
charmed
.
"
Oh
,
you
serene
divinity
!
"
he
said
to
her
,
ecstatically
,
one
day
.
"
Wo
n't
you
marry
me
?
"
Bevy
looked
at
him
and
wondered
.
"
Let
us
wait
just
a
little
longer
,
my
dear
,
"
she
counseled
.
"
I
want
you
to
be
sure
that
you
really
love
me
.
Shortly
thereafter
,
meeting
an
old
classmate
at
a
club
,
Bowdoin
was
greeted
as
follows
:
"
Look
here
,
Bowdoin
.
You
're
a
friend
of
mine
.
I
see
you
with
that
Miss
Fleming
.
Now
,
I
do
n't
know
how
far
things
have
gone
,
and
I
do
n't
want
to
intrude
,
but
are
you
sure
you
are
aware
of
all
the
aspects
of
the
case
?
"
"
What
do
you
mean
?
"
demanded
Bowdoin
.
"
I
want
you
to
speak
out
.
"
"
Oh
,
pardon
,
old
man
.
No
offense
,
really
.
You
know
me
.
I
could
n't
.
College
--
and
all
that
.
Just
this
,
though
,
before
you
go
any
further
.
Inquire
about
.
You
may
hear
things
.
If
they
're
true
you
ought
to
know
.
If
not
,
the
talking
ought
to
stop
.
If
I
'm
wrong
call
on
me
for
amends
.
I
hear
talk
,
I
tell
you
.
Best
intentions
in
the
world
,
old
man
.
I
do
assure
you
.
"
More
inquiries
.
The
tongues
of
jealousy
and
envy
.
Mr.
Bowdoin
was
sure
to
inherit
three
million
dollars
.
Then
a
very
necessary
trip
to
somewhere
,
and
Berenice
stared
at
herself
in
the
glass
.
What
was
it
?
What
were
people
saying
,
if
anything
?
This
was
strange
.
Well
,
she
was
young
and
beautiful
.
There
were
others
.
Still
,
she
might
have
come
to
love
Bowdoin
.
He
was
so
airy
,
artistic
in
an
unconscious
way
.
Really
,
she
had
thought
better
of
him
.
The
effect
of
all
this
was
not
wholly
depressing
.
Enigmatic
,
disdainful
,
with
a
touch
of
melancholy
and
a
world
of
gaiety
and
courage
,
Berenice
heard
at
times
behind
joy
the
hollow
echo
of
unreality
.
Here
was
a
ticklish
business
,
this
living
.
For
want
of
light
and
air
the
finest
flowers
might
die
.
Her
mother
's
error
was
not
so
inexplicable
now
.
By
it
had
she
not
,
after
all
,
preserved
herself
and
her
family
to
a
certain
phase
of
social
superiority
?
Beauty
was
of
such
substance
as
dreams
are
made
of
,
and
as
fleeting
.
Not
one
's
self
alone
--
one
's
inmost
worth
,
the
splendor
of
one
's
dreams
--
but
other
things
--
name
,
wealth
,
the
presence
or
absence
of
rumor
,
and
of
accident
--
were
important
.
Berenice
's
lip
curled
.
But
life
could
be
lived
.
One
could
lie
to
the
world
.
Youth
is
optimistic
,
and
Berenice
,
in
spite
of
her
splendid
mind
,
was
so
young
She
saw
life
as
a
game
,
a
good
chance
,
that
could
be
played
in
many
ways
.
Cowperwood
's
theory
of
things
began
to
appeal
to
her
.
One
must
create
one
's
own
career
,
carve
it
out
,
or
remain
horribly
dull
or
bored
,
dragged
along
at
the
chariot
wheels
of
others
.
If
society
was
so
finicky
,
if
men
were
so
dull
--
well
,
there
was
one
thing
she
could
do
.
She
must
have
life
,
life
--
and
money
would
help
some
to
that
end
.
Besides
,
Cowperwood
by
degrees
was
becoming
attractive
to
her
;
he
really
was
.
He
was
so
much
better
than
most
of
the
others
,
so
very
powerful
.
She
was
preternaturally
gay
,
as
one
who
says
,
"
Victory
shall
be
mine
anyhow
.
"
And
now
at
last
Chicago
is
really
facing
the
thing
which
it
has
most
feared
.
A
giant
monopoly
is
really
reaching
out
to
enfold
it
with
an
octopus-like
grip
.
And
Cowperwood
is
its
eyes
,
its
tentacles
,
its
force
!
Embedded
in
the
giant
strength
and
good
will
of
Haeckelheimer
,
Gotloeb
&
Co.
,
he
is
like
a
monument
based
on
a
rock
of
great
strength
.
A
fifty-year
franchise
,
to
be
delivered
to
him
by
a
majority
of
forty-eight
out
of
a
total
of
sixty-eight
aldermen
(
in
case
the
ordinance
has
to
be
passed
over
the
mayor
's
veto
)
,
is
all
that
now
stands
between
him
and
the
realization
of
his
dreams
.
What
a
triumph
for
his
iron
policy
of
courage
in
the
face
of
all
obstacles
!
What
a
tribute
to
his
ability
not
to
flinch
in
the
face
of
storm
and
stress
!
Other
men
might
have
abandoned
the
game
long
before
,
but
not
he
.
What
a
splendid
windfall
of
chance
that
the
money
element
should
of
its
own
accord
take
fright
at
the
Chicago
idea
of
the
municipalization
of
public
privilege
and
should
hand
him
this
giant
South
Side
system
as
a
reward
for
his
stern
opposition
to
fol-de-rol
theories
.
