Финансист

Chapter XXXVII

           Why,whyshouldn’tI?WhatelsehaveItoliveforbutmechildren?It’syeandtherestofthemthatI’vebeenworkin’andplannin’foralltheseyears.Comenow,beagoodgirl.Yeloveyouroldfather,don’tye?Why,Irockedyeinmyarmsasababy,Aileen.I’vewatchedoveryewhenyewerenotbiggerthanwhatwouldrestinmetwofistshere.I’vebeenagoodfathertoyeyecan’tdenythat.Lookattheothergirlsyou’veseen.Haveanyofthemhadmorenorwhatyehavehad?Yewon’tgoagainstmeinthis.I’msureyewon’t.Yecan’t.Yelovemetoomuchsurelyyedodon’tye?"Hisvoiceweakened.Hiseyesalmostfilled.

           Hepausedandputabig,brown,hornyhandonAileen’sarm.Shehadlistenedtohispleanotunmovedreallymoreorlesssoftenedbecauseofthehopelessnessofit.ShecouldnotgiveupCowperwood.Herfatherjustdidnotunderstand.Hedidnotknowwhatlovewas.Unquestionablyhehadneverlovedasshehad.

           ShestoodquitesilentwhileButlerappealedtoher.

           "I’dliketo,father,"shesaidatlastandsoftly,tenderly."ReallyIwould.Idoloveyou.Yes,Ido.Iwanttopleaseyou;butIcan’tinthisIcan’t!IloveFrankCowperwood.Youdon’tunderstandreallyyoudon’t!"

           AttherepetitionofCowperwood’snameButler’smouthhardened.Hecouldseethatshewasinfatuatedthathiscarefullycalculatedpleahadfailed.Sohemustthinkofsomeotherway

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