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Undercurrents

           ItwasAileen,andtheladyspeakingwasundoubtedlywellbred,thoughtful,good-looking.Hehadtoadmitthatmuchthatshesaidwastrue,buthowwereyoutogageawomanlikeAileen,anyhow?Shewasnotreprehensibleinanywayjustafull-bloodedanimalglowingwithaloveoflife.Shewasattractivetohim.Itwastoobadthatpeopleofobviouslymoreconservativetendenciesweresoopposedtoher.Whycouldtheynotseewhathesawakindofchildishenthusiasmforluxuryandshowwhichsprang,perhaps,fromthefactthatinheryouthshehadnotenjoyedthesocialopportunitieswhichsheneededandlongedfor.Hefeltsorryforher.Atthesametimehewasinclinedtofeelthatperhapsnowanothertypeofwomanwouldbebetterforhimsocially.Ifhehadahardertype,onewithkeenerartisticperceptionsandapenchantforjusttherightsocialtouchornote,howmuchbetterhewoulddo!HecamehomebringingaPerugino,brilliantexamplesofLuini,Previtali,andPinturrichio(thislastaportraitofCaesarBorgia),whichhepickedupinItaly,tosaynothingoftworedAfricanvasesofgreatsizethathefoundinCairo,atallgiltLouisFifteenthstandardofcarvedwoodthathediscoveredinRome,twoornatecandelabrafromVeniceforhiswalls,andapairofItaliantorcherasfromNaplestodecoratethecornersofhislibrary.Itwasthusbydegreesthathisartcollectionwasgrowing.

           Atthesametimeitshouldbesaid,inthematterofwomenandthesexquestion,hisjudgmentandviewshadbeguntochangetremendously.

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