Финансист

Chapter XXVI

           "I’llgethim,andwhenIdo—"Heturnedalividfacetothewall,andAileensawclearlythatCowperwood,inadditiontoanyothertroubleswhichmightbesethim,hadherfathertodealwith.WasthiswhyFrankhadlookedsosternlyatherthenightbefore?

           "Why,yourmotherwoulddieofabrokenheartifshethoughttherewasanybodycouldsaytheleastwordagainstye,"pursuedButler,inashakenvoice."Thismanhasafamilyawifeandchildren,Yeoughtn’ttowanttodoanythin’tohurtthem.They’llhavetroubleenough,ifI’mnotmistakenfacin’what’scomin’totheminthefuture,"andButler’sjawhardenedjustalittle."Ye’reabeautifulgirl.Ye’reyoung.Yehavemoney.There’sdozensofyoungmen’dbeproudtomakeyetheirwife.Whateveryemaybethinkin’ordoin’,don’tthrowawayyourlife.Don’tdestroyyourimmortalsoul.Don’tbreakmyheartentirely."

           Aileen,notungenerousfoolofmingledaffectionandpassioncouldnowhavecried.Shepitiedherfatherfromherheart;butherallegiancewastoCowperwood,herloyaltyunshaken.Shewantedtosaysomething,toprotestmuchmore;butsheknewthatitwasuseless.Herfatherknewthatshewaslying.

           "Well,there’snouseofmysayinganythingmore,father,"shesaid,gettingup.Thelightofdaywasfadinginthewindows.Thedownstairsdoorclosedwithalightslam,indicatingthatoneoftheboyshadcomein.Herproposedtriptothelibrarywasnowwithoutinteresttoher

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