Финансист

Chapter XVIII

           Thecorsetcouldnotbemadequitetightenoughatfirst,andshechidedhermaid,KathleenKelly.Shestudiedhowtoarrangeherhair,andtherewasmuchadoaboutthatbeforeitwasfinallyadjusted.Shepenciledhereyebrowsandpluckedatthehairaboutherforeheadtomakeitlooseandshadowy.Shecutblackcourt-plasterwithhernail-shearsandtrieddifferent-sizedpiecesindifferentplaces.Finally,shefoundonesizeandoneplacethatsuitedher.Sheturnedherheadfromsidetoside,lookingatthecombinedeffectofherhair,herpenciledbrows,herdimpledshoulder,andtheblackbeauty-spot.Ifsomeonemancouldseeherasshewasnow,sometime!Whichman?Thatthoughtscurriedbacklikeafrightenedratintoitshole.Shewas,forallherstrength,afraidofthethoughtoftheonetheverydeadlytheman.

           Andthenshecametothematterofatrain-gown.Kathleenlaidoutfive,forAileenhadcomeintothejoyandhonorofthesethingsrecently,andshehad,withthepermissionofhermotherandfather,indulgedherselftothefull.Shestudiedagolden-yellowsilk,withcream-laceshoulder-straps,andsomegussetsofgarnetbeadsinthetrainthatshimmereddelightfully,butsetitaside.Sheconsideredfavorablyablack-and-whitestripedsilkofoddgrayeffect,and,thoughshewassorelytemptedtowearit,finallyletitgo.Therewasamaroondress,withbasqueandoverskirtoverwhitesilk;arichcream-coloredsatin;andthenthisblacksequinedgown,whichshefinallychose.

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