Финансист

Chapter XXXVIII

           Goodheaven,hethought,hewouldnothurtherfeelingsfortheworld!

           "Honey,"hesaid,quickly,whenhesawhereyes,"youdon’tunderstand.Iwantyoutodowhatyouwanttodo.You’veplannedthisoutinordertobewithme;sonowyoudoit.Don’tthinkanymoreaboutmeoranythingI’vesaid.Iwasmerelythinkingthatitmightmakemattersworseforbothofus;butIdon’tbelieveitwill.Youthinkyourfatherlovesyousomuchthatafteryou’regonehe’llchangehismind.Verygood;go.Butwemustbeverycareful,sweetyouandI—reallywemust.Thisthingisgettingserious.Ifyoushouldgoandyourfathershouldchargemewithabductiontakethepublicintohisconfidenceandtellallaboutthis,itwouldbeseriousforbothofusasmuchforyouasforme,forI’dbeconvictedsurethen,justonthataccount,ifnothingelse.Andthenwhat?You’dbetternottrytoseemeoftenforthepresentnotanyoftenerthanwecanpossiblyhelp.Ifwehadusedcommonsenseandstoppedwhenyourfathergotthatletter,thiswouldn’thavehappened.Butnowthatithashappened,wemustbeaswiseaswecan,don’tyousee?So,thinkitover,anddowhatyouthinkbestandthenwritemeandwhateveryoudowillbeallrightwithmedoyouhear?"Hedrewhertohimandkissedher."Youhaven’tanymoney,haveyou?"heconcludedwisely.

           Aileen,deeplymovedbyallhehadjustsaid,wasnonethelessconvincedonceshehadmeditatedonitamoment,thathercoursewasbest.

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