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A Family Quarrel

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           Shedidnotresist,butremainedgazinghalfnervously,halfdreamilyathim,whereuponhesmoothedhercheek,andthenkissedher.Herfather’sreturningstepputanendtothis;butfromthispointonascentordescenttoaperfectunderstandingwaseasilymade.

           InthematterofFlorenceCochrane,thedaughterofAymarCochrane,thepresidentoftheChicagoWestDivisionCompanyasecondaffairoftheperiodtheapproachwasonlyslightlydifferent,theresultthesame.Thisgirl,tofurnishonlyabriefimpression,wasablondeofadifferenttypefromCecilydelicate,picturesque,dreamy.Shewasmildlyintellectualatthistime,engagedinreadingMarloweandJonson;andCowperwood,busyinthematteroftheWestChicagoStreetRailway,andconferringwithherfather,wasconceivedbyherasagreatpersonageoftheElizabethanorder.Inatentativewayshewasinrevoltagainstanapple-pieorderofexistencewhichwasbeingforceduponher.Cowperwoodrecognizedthemood,trifledwithherspiritedly,lookedintohereyes,andfoundtheresponsehewanted.NeitheroldAymarCochranenorhisimpeccablyrespectablewifeeverdiscovered.

           SubsequentlyAileen,reflectingupontheselatestdevelopments,wasfromonepointofviewactuallypleasedoreased.

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