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Chapter XII

           

           ShehadalreadylearnedthattheButlerswererathershowytheyoungergenerationthattheyweresensitiveastotheirlineage,andthatmoneyintheirestimationwassupposedtomakeupforanydeficiencyinanyotherrespect."Butlerhimselfisaverypresentableman,"Cowperwoodhadonceremarkedtoher,"butMrs.Butlerwell,she’sallright,butshe’salittlecommonplace.She’safinewoman,though,Ithink,good-naturedandgood-hearted."HecautionedhernottooverlookAileenandNorah,becausetheButlers,motherandfather,wereveryproudofthem.

           Mrs.Cowperwoodatthistimewasthirty-twoyearsold;Cowperwoodtwenty-seven.Thebirthandcareoftwochildrenhadmadesomedifferenceinherlooks.Shewasnolongerassoftlypleasing,moreangular.Herfacewashollow-cheeked,likesomanyofRossetti’sandBurne–Jones’swomen.Herhealthwasreallynotasgoodasithadbeenthecareoftwochildrenandalateundiagnosedtendencytowardgastritishavingreducedher.Inshortshewasalittlerundownnervouslyandsufferedfromfitsofdepression.Cowperwoodhadnoticedthis.Hetriedtobegentleandconsiderate,buthewastoomuchofautilitarianandpractical-mindedobservernottorealizethathewaslikelytohaveasicklywifeonhishandslater.Sympathyandaffectionweregreatthings,butdesireandcharmmustendureoronewascompelledtobesadlyconsciousoftheirloss.Sooftennowhesawyounggirlswhowerequiteinhismood,andwhowereexceedinglyrobustandjoyous.

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