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The Clash

           "Shestillhadsenseenoughandself-possessionenoughtoconcealherwrathandtoclosethedoor.BesidehiswifeHaroldwasstanding,offensivelysmugandinefficientinthefashionablefrock-coatandsilkhatofthetime,arestraininginfluenceasyet.Hewasbowingandsmiling:

           "Oh."Thissoundwasneitheran"oh"noran"ah,"butakindofDanishinflected"awe,"whichwasusuallynotunpleasingtohear."Howareyou,oncemore,MeesesCowperwood?Iteezsudgeapleasuretoseeyouagainawe."

           "Won’tyoutwojustgointhereception-roomamoment,"saidAileen,almosthoarsely."I’llberightin.Iwanttogetsomething."Then,asanafterthought,shecalledverysweetly:"Oh,Mrs.Sohlberg,won’tyoucomeuptomyroomforamoment?IhavesomethingIwanttoshowyou.

           Ritarespondedpromptly.ShealwaysfeltitincumbentuponhertobeverynicetoAileen.

           "Wehaveonlyamomenttostay,"shereplied,archlyandsweetly,andcomingoutinthehall,"butI’llcomeup."

           Aileenstayedtoseehergofirst,thenfollowedup-stairsswiftly,surely,enteredafterRita,andclosedthedoor.Withacourageandragebornofapurelyanimaldespair,sheturnedandlockedit;thenshewheeledswiftly,hereyeslitwithasavagefire,hercheekspale,butlateraflame,herhands,herfingersworkinginastrange,unconsciousway.

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