Финансист

Chapter LVII

           Aileen’soriginallyassignedportionhadneverbeenchanged.Accordingtoherfather’swill,whichnopowerunderthesuncouldhavemadeMrs.Butleralter,shewasleft$250,000tobepaidatMrs.Butler’sdeath.NeitherthisfactnoranyoftheotherscontainedinthepaperwerecommunicatedbyMrs.Butler,whoretainedittobeleftasherwill.Aileenoftenwondered,butneversoughttoknow,whathadbeenlefther.Nothingshefanciedbutfeltthatshecouldnothelpthis.

           Butler’sdeathledatoncetoagreatchangeinthetemperofthehome.Afterthefuneralthefamilysettleddowntoaseeminglypeacefulcontinuanceoftheoldlife;butitwasamatterofseemingmerely.ThesituationstoodwithCallumandOwenmanifestingacertaindegreeofcontemptforAileen,whichshe,understanding,reciprocated.Shewasveryhaughty.OwenhadplansofforcinghertoleaveafterButler’sdeath,buthefinallyaskedhimselfwhatwastheuse.Mrs.Butler,whodidnotwanttoleavetheoldhome,wasveryfondofAileen,sothereinlayareasonforlettingherremain.Besides,anymovetoforceheroutwouldhaveentailedanexplanationtohermother,whichwasnotdeemedadvisable.OwenhimselfwasinterestedinCarolineMollenhauer,whomhehopedsomedaytomarryasmuchforherprospectivewealthasforanyotherreason,thoughhewasquitefondofher.IntheJanuaryfollowingButler’sdeath,whichoccurredinAugust,Norahwasmarriedveryquietly,andthefollowingspringCallumembarkedonasimilarventure.

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