Финансист

Chapter LVII

           She’sstruckonthatfellowyet,andwecan’ttellNorahandmother.Wewillneverhearthelastofthis,youandI—believeme."

           "Damnit,sheoughttobemadetogo,"exclaimedCallum.

           "Well,shewon’t,"repliedOwen."Fatherhastriedmakingher,andshewon’tgo.Justletthingsstand.He’sinthepenitentiarynow,andthat’sprobablytheendofhim.Thepublicseemtothinkthatfatherputhimthere,andthat’ssomething.Maybewecanpersuadehertogoafterawhile.IwishtoGodwehadneverhadsightofthatfellow.Ifeverhecomesout,I’veagoodnotiontokillhim."

           "Oh,Iwouldn’tdoanythinglikethat,"repliedCallum."It’suseless.Itwouldonlystirthingsupafresh.He’sdonefor,anyhow."

           TheyplannedtourgeNorahtomarryassoonaspossible.AndasfortheirfeelingstowardAileen,itwasaverychillyatmospherewhichMrs.Butlercontemplatedfromnowon,muchtoherconfusion,grief,andastonishment.

           InthisdividedworlditwasthatButlereventuallyfoundhimself,allatseaastowhattothinkorwhattodo.Hehadbroodedsolongnow,formonths,andasyethadfoundnosolution.Andfinally,inaformofreligiousdespair,sittingathisdesk,inhisbusinesschair,hehadcollapsedawearyanddisconsolatemanofseventy.Alesionoftheleftventriclewastheimmediatephysicalcause,althoughbroodingoverAileenwasinpartthementalone.

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