The Exposure of Stephanie At the same time the thought of readjusting her relations so that they would avoid disloyalty to Cowperwood was never further from Stephanie's mind.

Let no one quarrel with Stephanie Platow.

She was an unstable chemical compound, artistic to her finger-tips, not understood or properly guarded by her family.

Her interest in Cowperwood, his force and ability, was intense.

So was her interest in Forbes Gurney--the atmosphere of poetry that enveloped him.