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Chapter XXXVI

           

           Hehadonhiscoatandovercoat,andwasstandingwithhishatinhishand.Aileenwasnearlydressed,strugglingwiththerowofredcurrent-coloredbuttonswhichfastenedherdressintheback.Cowperwoodhelpedher.Whenshewasreadyhat,gloves,andallhesaid:

           "Nowletmegofirst.Iwanttosee."

           "No;please,Frank,"shebegged,courageously."Letme,Iknowit’sfather.Whoelsecoulditbe?"Shewonderedatthemomentwhetherherfatherhadbroughthertwobrothersbutwouldnotnowbelieveit.Hewouldnotdothat,sheknew."YoucancomeifIcall."Shewenton."Nothing’sgoingtohappen,though.Iunderstandhim.Hewon’tdoanythingtome.Ifyougoitwillonlymakehimangry.Letmego.Youstandinthedoorhere.IfIdon’tcall,it’sallright.Willyou?"

           Sheputhertwoprettyhandsonhisshoulders,andheweighedthematterverycarefully."Verywell,"hesaid,"onlyI’llgotothefootofthestairswithyou."

           Theywenttothedoorandheopenedit.OutsidewereAldersonwithtwootherdetectivesandMrs.Davis,standingperhapsfivefeetaway.

           "Well,"saidCowperwood,commandingly,lookingatAlderson.

           "There’sagentlemandown-stairswishestoseethelady,"saidAlderson."It’sherfather,Ithink,"headdedquietly.

           CowperwoodmadewayforAileen,whosweptby,furiousatthepresenceofmenandthisexposure.Hercouragehadentirelyreturned.

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