Финансист

Chapter XXVI

           Asamatteroffact,itwaswrittenbyagirl,amemberofSt.Timothy’sChurch,whodidliveinthevicinityofthehouseindicated,andwhoknewAileenbysightandwasjealousofherairsandherposition.Shewasathin,anemic,dissatisfiedcreaturewhohadthetypeofbrainwhichcanreconcilethegratificationofpersonalspitewithacomfortingsenseofhavingfulfilledamoralduty.HerhomewassomefivedoorsnorthoftheunregisteredCowperwooddomicileontheoppositesideofthestreet,andbydegrees,inthecourseoftime,shemadeout,orimaginedthatshehad,thesignificanceofthisinstitution,piecingfacttofancyandfusingallwiththatkeenintuitionwhichissocloselyrelatedtofact.TheresultwaseventuallythisletterwhichnowspreadclearandgrimbeforeButler’seyes.

           TheIrishareaphilosophicaswellasapracticalrace.Theirfirstandstrongestimpulseistomakethebestofabadsituationtoputabetterfaceonevilthanitnormallywears.OnfirstreadingtheselinestheintelligencetheyconveyedsentapeculiarchilloverButler’ssturdyframe.Hisjawinstinctivelyclosed,andhisgrayeyesnarrowed.Couldthisbetrue?Ifitwerenot,wouldtheauthorofthelettersaysopractically,"Ifyoudon’tbelieveit,watchthehouseat931NorthTenthStreet"?Wasn’tthatinitselfproofpositivethehard,matter-of-factrealismofit?Andthiswasthemanwhohadcometohimthenightbeforeseekingaidwhomhehaddonesomuchtoassist.

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