Финансист

Chapter XXXVII

           Hewasquiteawareofallthesubtletiesofpoliticsandbusiness,buttheseofromanceweretoomuchforhim.Heknewnothingaboutthem.Tothinkadaughterofhisshouldbetalkinglikethis,andsheaCatholic!HecouldnotunderstandwhereshegotsuchnotionsunlessitwasfromtheMachiavellian,corruptingbrainofCowperwoodhimself.

           "Howlonghaveyehadthesenotions,mychild?"hesuddenlyasked,calmlyandsoberly."Wheredidyegetthem?Yecertainlyneverheardanythinglikethatinthishouse,Iwarrant.Yetalkasthoughyehadgoneoutofyermind."

           "Oh,don’ttalknonsense,father,"flaredAileen,angrily,thinkinghowhopelessitwastotalktoherfatheraboutsuchthingsanyhow."I’mnotachildanymore.I’mtwenty-fouryearsofage.Youjustdon’tunderstand.Mr.Cowperwooddoesn’tlikehiswife.He’sgoingtogetadivorcewhenhecan,andwillmarryme.Ilovehim,andhelovesme,andthat’sallthereistoit."

           "Isit,though?"askedButler,grimlydeterminedbyhookorbycrook,tobringthisgirltohersenses."Ye’llbetakin’nothoughtofhiswifeandchildrenthen?Thefactthathe’sgoin’tojail,besides,isnawthin’toye,Isuppose.Ye’dlovehimjustasmuchinconvictstripes,Isupposemore,maybe."(Theoldmanwasathisbest,humanlyspeaking,whenhewasalittlesarcastic.)"Ye’llhavehimthatway,likely,ifatall."

           Aileenblazedatoncetoafuriousheat."Yes,Iknow,"shesneered."That’swhatyouwouldlike.

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