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The Die is Cast

           WhennextMrs.SimmswasrashenoughtomentiontheCowperwoods,or,rather,thepeculiarpublicityinconnectionwithhim,herfutureviewpointwasdefinitelyfixedforher.

           "Ifyoutakemyadvice,"commentedMrs.Merrill,finally,"thelessyouhavetodowiththesefriendsofyoursthebetter.Iknowallaboutthem.Youmighthaveseenthatfromthefirst.Theycanneverbeaccepted."

           Mrs.Merrilldidnottroubletoexplainwhy,butMrs.Simmsthroughherhusbandsoonlearnedthewholetruth,andshewasrighteouslyindignantandeventerrified.Whowastoblameforthissortofthing,anyhow?shethought.Whohadintroducedthem?TheAddisons,ofcourse.ButtheAddisonsweresociallyunassailable,ifnotall-powerful,andsothebesthadtobemadeofthat.ButtheCowperwoodscouldbedroppedfromthelistsofherselfandherfriendsinstantly,andthatwasnowdone.Asuddenslumpintheirsocialsignificancebegantomanifestitself,thoughnotsoswiftlybutwhatforthetimebeingitwasslightlydeceptive.

           ThefirstevidenceofchangewhichAileenobservedwaswhenthecustomarycardsandinvitationsforreceptionsandthelike,whichhadcometothemquitefreelyoflate,begantodeclinesharplyinnumber,andwhenthegueststoherownWednesdayafternoons,whichratherprematurelyshehadventuredtoestablish,becameamerenegligiblehandful.

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