Chapter XXXVIII

           ThesituationwhichconfrontedAileenwasreallyatryingone.Agirloflessinnatecourageanddeterminationwouldhaveweakenedandyielded.Forinspiteofhervarioussocialconnectionsandacquaintances,thepeopletowhomAileencouldruninanemergencyofthepresentkindwerenotnumerous.Shecouldscarcelythinkofanyonewhowouldbelikelytotakeherinforanylengthyperiod,withoutquestion.Therewereanumberofyoungwomenofherownage,marriedandunmarried,whowereveryfriendlytoher,buttherewerefewwithwhomshewasreallyintimate.Theonlypersonwhostoodoutinhermind,ashavinganyrealpossibilityofrefugeforaperiod,wasacertainMaryCalligan,betterknownas"Mamie"amongherfriends,whohadattendedschoolwithAileeninformeryearsandwasnowateacherinoneofthelocalschools.

           TheCalliganfamilyconsistedofMrs.KatharineCalligan,themother,adressmakerbyprofessionandawidowherhusband,ahouse-moverbytrade,havingbeenkilledbyafallingwallsometenyearsbeforeandMamie,hertwenty-three-year-olddaughter.Theylivedinasmalltwo-storybrickhouseinCherryStreet,nearFifteenth.Mrs.Calliganwasnotaverygooddressmaker,notgoodenough,atleast,fortheButlerfamilytopatronizeintheirpresentexaltedstate.Aileenwentthereoccasionallyforginghamhouse-dresses,underwear,prettydressing-gowns,andalterationsonsomeofhermoreimportantclothingwhichwasmadebyaverysuperiormodisteinChestnutStreet.

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