Финансист

Chapter XVIII

           Themostaggressiveoftheseyouthsthemostforcefulrecognizedinthismaidenafilliptolife,astingtoexistence.Shewasasahoney-jarsurroundedbytoohungryflies.

           Butitoccurredtoher,asherdance-listwasfillingup,thattherewasnotmuchleftforMr.Cowperwood,ifheshouldcaretodancewithher.

           Cowperwoodwasmeditating,ashereceivedthelastoftheguests,onthesubtletyofthismatterofthesexarrangementoflife.Twosexes.Hewasnotatallsurethattherewasanylawgoverningthem.BycomparisonnowwithAileenButler,hiswifelookedratherdull,quitetooold,andwhenhewastenyearsoldershewouldlookverymucholder.

           "Oh,yes,Ellsworthhadmadequiteanattractivearrangementoutofthesetwohousesbetterthanweeverthoughthecoulddo."HewastalkingtoHenryHaleSanderson,ayoungbanker."Hehadtheadvantageofcombiningtwointoone,andIthinkhe’sdonemorewithmylittleone,consideringthelimitationsofspace,thanhehaswiththisbigone.Father’shastheadvantageofsize.Itelltheoldgentlemanhe’ssimplybuiltalean-toforme."

           Hisfatherandanumberofhiscronieswereoverinthedining-roomofhisgrandhome,gladtogetawayfromthecrowd.Hewouldhavetostay,and,besides,hewantedto.HadhebetterdancewithAileen?Hiswifecaredlittlefordancing,buthewouldhavetodancewithheratleastonce.TherewasMrs.SenecaDavissmilingathim,andAileen.

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