Финансист

Chapter L

           Theygossiplikealotofoldwomen.You’llhavetobeverycarefulwhatyoudoandhowyoudoit.Idon’twanttoloseyou.Iwanttoseeyou.Butyou’llhavetomindwhatyou’redoing.Don’ttrytoseemeatonce.Iwantyouto,butIwanttofindouthowthelandlies,andIwantyoutofindouttoo.Youwon’tloseme.I’llbethere,wellenough."

           Hepausedashethoughtofthelongtierofironcellswhichmustbethere,oneofwhichwouldbehisforhowlong?andofAileenseeinghimthroughthedoorofitorinit.Atthesametimehewasthinking,inspiteofallhisothercalculations,howcharmingshewaslookingto-day.Howyoungshekept,andhowforceful!Whilehewasnearinghisfullmaturityshewasacomparativelyyounggirl,andasbeautifulasever.Shewaswearingablack-and-white-stripedsilkinthecuriousbustlestyleofthetimes,andasetofsealskinfurs,includingalittlesealskincapsetjauntilyontopherred-goldhair.

           "Iknow,Iknow,"repliedAileen,firmly."Butthinkofthreemonths!Honey,Ican’t!Iwon’t!It’snonsense.Threemonths!Iknowthatmyfatherwouldn’thavetowaitanythreemonthsifhewantedtoseeanybodyoutthere,noranybodyelsethathewantedtoaskfavorsfor.AndIwon’t,either.I’llfindsomeway."

           Cowperwoodhadtosmile.YoucouldnotdefeatAileensoeasily.

           "Butyou’renotyourfather,honey;andyoudon’twanthimtoknow."

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