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Chapter XLVI

           Ye’reonlyaddin’toyourtroubles,nottakin’awayfromthemandshe’llnotthankyeforthatlateron."

           Hestopped,ratherastonishedthatheshouldhavebeendrawnintoanargument.Hiscontemptforthismanwassogreatthathecouldscarcelylookathim,buthisdutyandhisneedwastogetAileenback.Cowperwoodlookedathimasonewhogivesseriousattentiontoanother.HeseemedtobethinkingdeeplyoverwhatButlerhadsaid.

           "Totellyouthetruth,Mr.Butler,"hesaid,"IdidnotwantAileentoleaveyourhomeatall;andshewilltellyouso,ifyouevertalktoheraboutit.Ididmybesttopersuadehernotto,andwhensheinsistedongoingtheonlythingIcoulddowastobesureshewouldbecomfortablewherevershewent.Shewasgreatlyoutragedtothinkyoushouldhaveputdetectivesonhertrail.That,andthefactthatyouwantedtosendherawaysomewhereagainstherwill,wastheprincipalreasonsforherleaving.IassureyouIdidnotwanthertogo.Ithinkyouforgetsometimes,Mr.Butler,thatAileenisagrownwoman,andthatshehasawillofherown.YouthinkIcontrolhertohergreatdisadvantage.Asamatteroffact,Iamverymuchinlovewithher,andhavebeenforthreeorfouryears;andifyouknowanythingaboutloveyouknowthatitdoesn’talwaysmeancontrol.I’mnotdoingAileenanyinjusticewhenIsaythatshehashadasmuchinfluenceonmeasIhavehadonher.Iloveher,andthat’sthecauseofallthetrouble.

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