The New Queen of the Home

           ThedayCowperwoodandAileenweremarrieditwasinanobscurevillagecalledDalston,nearPittsburg,inwesternPennsylvania,wheretheyhadstoppedofftomanagethismatterhehadsaidtoher:"Iwanttotellyou,dear,thatyouandIarereallybeginninglifeallover.Nowitdependsonhowwellweplaythisgameastohowwellwesucceed.Ifyouwilllistentomewewon’ttrytodoanythingmuchsociallyinChicagoforthepresent.Ofcoursewe’llhavetomeetafewpeople.Thatcan’tbeavoided.Mr.andMrs.Addisonareanxioustomeetyou,andI’vedelayedtoolonginthatmatterasitis.ButwhatImeanisthatIdon’tbelieveit’sadvisabletopushthissocialexchangetoofar.Peoplearesuretobegintomakeinquiriesifwedo.Myplanistowaitalittlewhileandthenbuildareallyfinehousesothatwewon’tneedtorebuild.We’regoingtogotoEuropenextspring,ifthingsgoright,andwemaygetsomeideasoverthere.I’mgoingtoputinagoodbiggallery,"heconcluded."Whilewe’retravelingwemightaswellseewhatwecanfindinthewayofpicturesandsoon."

           Aileenwasthrillingwithanticipation."Oh,Frank,"shesaidtohim,quiteecstatically,"you’resowonderful!Youdoeverythingyouwant,don’tyou?"

           "Notquite,"hesaid,deprecatingly;"butitisn’tfornotwantingto.Chancehasalittletosayaboutsomeofthesechings,Aileen.

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