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The Die is Cast

           Atfirstshecouldnotunderstandthis,notbeingwillingtobelievethat,followingsosoonuponherapparenttriumphasahostessinherownhome,therecouldbesomarkedadeclineinherlocalimportance.Ofapossibleseventy-fiveorfiftywhomighthavecalledorleftcards,withinthreeweeksafterthehousewarmingonlytwentyresponded.Aweeklaterithaddeclinedtoten,andwithinfiveweeks,alltold,therewasscarcelyacaller.Itistruethataveryfewoftheunimportantthosewhohadlookedtoherforinfluenceandtheself-protectingTaylorLordandKentMcKibben,whowerecommerciallyobligatedtoCowperwoodwerestillfaithful,buttheywerereallyworsethannothing.Aileenwasbesideherselfwithdisappointment,opposition,chagrin,shame.Therearemanynatures,rhinoceros-bidedandiron-souled,whocanendurealmostanyrebuffinthehopeofeventualvictory,whoarealmosttoothick-skinnedtosuffer,butherswasnotoneofthese.Already,inspiteofheroriginaldaringinregardtotheopinionofsocietyandtherightsoftheformerMrs.Cowperwood,shewassensitiveonthescoreofherfutureandwhatherpastmightmeantoher.ReallyheroriginalactionscouldbeattributedtoheryouthfulpassionandthepowerfulsexmagnetismofCowperwood.Undermorefortunatecircumstancesshewouldhavemarriedsafelyenoughandwithoutthescandalwhichfollowed.Asitwasnow,hersocialfuturehereneededtoendsatisfactorilyinordertojustifyherselftoherself,and,shethought,tohim.

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