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The Die is Cast

           Shewouldseehowmanycardswereleft.Therewerejustthree.Thatwastheend.Sherealizedthather"athomes"wereanotablefailure.

           AtthesametimeCowperwoodwasnottobesparedhisshareinthedistrustandsocialoppositionwhichwasnowrampant.

           Hisfirstinklingofthetruestateofaffairscameinconnectionwithadinnerwhich,onthestrengthofanoldinvitation,theyunfortunatelyattendedatatimewhenAileenwasstilluncertain.IthadbeenoriginallyarrangedbytheSunderlandSledds,whowerenotsomuchsocially,andwhoatthetimeitoccurredwereasyetunawareoftheuglygossipgoingabout,oratleastofsociety’snewattitudetowardtheCowperwoods.AtthistimeitwasunderstoodbynearlyalltheSimms,Candas,Cottons,andKingslandsthatagreatmistakehadbeenmade,andthattheCowperwoodswerebynomeansadmissible.

           Tothisparticulardinneranumberofpeople,whomthelatterknew,hadbeeninvited.Uniformlyall,whentheylearnedorrecalledthattheCowperwoodswereexpected,senteleventh-hourregrets—"sosorry."OutsidetheSleddstherewasonlyoneothercoupletheStanislauHoecksemas,forwhomtheCowperwoodsdidnotparticularlycare.Itwasadullevening.Aileencomplainedofaheadache,andtheywenthome.

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