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A Supper Party

           Hehad,too,whatCowperwoodcouldnothave,acertainsocialairorswaggerwhichcamewithidleness,muchloafing,asenseofsocialsuperiorityandsecurityadevil-may-careinsouciancewhichreckslittleofotherpeople’swillorwhims.

           Whenshenextsawhim,whichwasseveralweekslateratanaffairoftheCourtneyTabors,friendsofLord’s,heexclaimed:

           "Ohyes.ByGeorge!You’retheMrs.CowperwoodImetseveralweeksagoatRheesGrier’sstudio.I’venotforgottenyou.I’veseenyouinmyeyealloverChicago.TaylorLordintroducedmetoyou.Say,butyou’reabeautifulwoman!"

           Heleanedingratiatingly,whimsically,admiringlynear.

           Aileenrealizedthatforsoearlyintheafternoon,andconsideringthecrowd,hewascuriouslyenthusiastic.Thetruthwasthatbecauseofsomeroundshehadmadeelsewherehewasvergingtowardtoomuchliquor.Hiseyewasalight,hiscolorcoppery,hisairswagger,devil-may-care,bacchanal.Thismadeheralittlecautious;butsheratherlikedhisbrown,hardface,handsomemouth,andcrispJoviancurls.Hiscomplimentwasnotutterlyimproper;butsheneverthelessattemptedcoylytoavoidhim.

           "Come,Polk,here’sanoldfriendofyoursoverhereSadieBoutwellshewantstomeetyouagain,"someoneobserved,catchinghimbythearm.

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