Финансист

Chapter VIII

           Itwasalmostridiculousinthefaceofthingsherseniority,herwidowhood,herplacid,retiringdispositionbutthesheer,quiet,determinedforceofthisyoungmanmadeitplainthathewasnottobebalkedbyhersenseofconvention.

           Cowperwooddidnotdeludehimselfwithanynobletheoriesofconductinregardtoher.Shewasbeautiful,withamentalandphysicallureforhimthatwasirresistible,andthatwasallhedesiredtoknow.Nootherwomanwasholdinghimlikethat.Itneveroccurredtohimthathecouldnotorshouldnotlikeotherwomenatthesametime.Therewasagreatdealofpalaveraboutthesanctityofthehome.Itrolledoffhismentalspherelikewateroffthefeathersofaduck.Hewasnoteagerforhermoney,thoughhewaswellawareofit.Hefeltthathecoulduseittoheradvantage.Hewantedherphysically.Hefeltakeen,primitiveinterestinthechildrentheywouldhave.Hewantedtofindoutifhecouldmakeherlovehimvigorouslyandcouldroutoutthememoryofherformerlife.Strangeambition.Strangeperversion,onemightalmostsay.

           Inspiteofherfearsandheruncertainty,LillianSempleacceptedhisattentionsandinterestbecause,equallyinspiteofherself,shewasdrawntohim.Onenight,whenshewasgoingtobed,shestoppedinfrontofherdressingtableandlookedatherfaceandherbareneckandarms.Theywereverypretty.Asubtlesomethingcameoverherasshesurveyedherlong,peculiarlyshadedhair.

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