Финансист

Chapter LVI

           

           OneofthethingsthatcausedCowperwoodnolittlethoughtatthistime,andespeciallyinviewofhispresentextremeindifferencetoher,washowhewouldbringupthismatterofhisindifferencetohiswifeandhisdesiretoendtheirrelationship.Yetapartfromthebrutalityoftheplaintruth,hesawnoway.Ashecouldplainlysee,shewasnowpersistinginherpretenseofdevotion,uncolored,apparently,byanysuspicionofwhathadhappened.Yetsincehistrialandconviction,shehadbeenhearingfromonesourceandanotherthathewasstillintimatewithAileen,anditwasonlyherthoughtofhisconcurrentwoes,andthefactthathemightpossiblybesparedtoasuccessfulfinanciallife,thatnowdeterredherfromspeaking.Hewasshutupinacell,shesaidtoherself,andshewasreallyverysorryforhim,butshedidnotlovehimassheoncehad.Hewasreallytoodeservingofreproachforhisgeneralunseemlyconduct,andnodoubtthiswaswhatwasintended,aswellasbeingenforced,bytheGoverningPoweroftheworld.

           OnecanimaginehowmuchsuchanattitudeasthiswouldappealtoCowperwood,oncehehaddetectedit.Byadozenlittlesigns,inspiteofthefactthatshebroughthimdelicacies,andcommiseratedonhisfate,hecouldseethatshefeltnotonlysad,butreproachful,andiftherewasonethingthatCowperwoodobjectedtoatalltimesitwasthemoralaswellasthefunerealair.ContrastedwiththecheerfulcombativehopefulnessandenthusiasmofAileen,thewearieduncertaintyofMrs.

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