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           Theconservativecommentedontheflowofwine,theintenselynudeGeromeatoneendofthegallery,andthesparklingportraitofAileenattheother,theenthusiasmofsomeoftheyoungmenforhercompany.Mrs.Rambaud,pleasantandkindly,remarkedtoherhusbandthatAileenwas"veryeagerforlife,"shethought.Mrs.Addison,astonishedatthematerialflareoftheCowperwoods,quitetranscendinginglitterifnotinsizeandsolidityanythingsheandAddisonhadeverachieved,remarkedtoherhusbandthat"hemustbemakingmoneyveryfast."

           "Theman’sabornfinancier,Ella,"Addisonexplained,sententiously."He’samanipulator,andhe’ssuretomakemoney.WhethertheycangetintosocietyIdon’tknow.Hecouldifhewerealone,that’ssure.She’sbeautiful,butheneedsanotherkindofwoman,I’mafraid.She’salmosttoogood-looking."

           "That’swhatIthink,too.Ilikeher,butI’mafraidshe’snotgoingtoplayhercardsright.It’stoobad,too."

           JustthenAileencameby,asmilingyouthoneitherside,herownfaceglowingwithawarmthofjoyengenderedbymuchflattery.Theball-room,whichwascomposedofthemusicanddrawingroomsthrownintoone,wasnowtheobjective.Itglitteredbeforeherwithamovingthrong;theairwasfulloftheodorofflowers,andthesoundofmusicandvoices.

           "Mrs.Cowperwood,"observedBradfordCandatoHortonBiggers,thesocietyeditor,"isoneoftheprettiestwomenIhaveseeninalongtime.She’salmosttoopretty

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