Финансист

Chapter XVIII

           MartynWalker,CowperwoodhadoccasiontolookatAileenoften,andeachtimethathedidsotheresweptoverhimasenseofgreatvigorthere,ofbeautifulifraw,dynamicenergythattohimwasirresistibleandespeciallysoto-night.Shewassoyoung.Shewasbeautiful,thisgirl,andinspiteofhiswife’srepeatedderogatorycommentshefeltthatshewasnearertohisclear,aggressive,unblinkingattitudethananyonewhomhehadyetseenintheformofwoman.Shewasunsophisticated,inaway,thatwasplain,andyetinanotherwayitwouldtakesolittletomakeherunderstandsomuch.Largenesswasthesensehehadofhernotphysically,thoughshewasnearlyastallashimselfbutemotionally.Sheseemedsointenselyalive.Shepassedclosetohimanumberoftimes,hereyeswideandsmiling,herlipsparted,herteethagleam,andhefeltastirringofsympathyandcompanionshipforherwhichhehadnotpreviouslyexperienced.Shewaslovely,allofherdelightful.

           "I’mwonderingifthatdanceisopennow,"hesaidtoherashedrewneartowardthebeginningofthethirdset.Shewasseatedwithherlatestadmirerinafarcornerofthegeneralliving-room,aclearfloornowwaxedtoperfection.Afewpalmshereandtheremadeembrasuredparapetsofgreen."Ihopeyou’llexcuseme,"headded,deferentially,tohercompanion.

           "Surely,"thelatterreplied,rising.

           "Yes,indeed,"shereplied."Andyou’dbetterstayherewithme.It’sgoingtobeginsoon.

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