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Aileen’s Revenge

           Andajollyfinepieceofworkitis,too,charming."

           Hesurveyedherandthenturnedbacktothepicturewhere,tenyearsyounger,buoyant,hopeful,carryingherblue-and-whitestripedparasol,shesatonastonebenchagainsttheDutchbackgroundofskyandclouds.Charmedbythepictureshepresentedinbothcases,hewasgeniallycomplimentary.To-dayshewasstouter,ruddierthefiberofherhadhardened,asitdoeswithsomanyastheyearscomeon;butshewasstillinfullbloomalittlelateinthesummer,butinfullbloom.

           "Ohyes;andthisRembrandtI’msurprised!Ididnotknowyourhusband’scollectionwassorepresentative.Israels,Isee,andGerome,andMeissonier!Gad!Itisarepresentativecollection,isn’tit?"

           "Someofthethingsareexcellent,"shecommented,withanair,apingCowperwoodandothers,"butanumberwillbeweededouteventuallythatPaulPotterandthisGoyasbetterexamplescomeintothemarket."

           ShehadheardCowperwoodsayasmuch,overandover.

           Findingthatconversationwaspossiblebetweentheminthiseasy,impersonalway,Aileenbecamequitenaturalandinterested,pleasedandentertainedbyhisdiscreetandcharmingpresence.Evidentlyhedidnotintendtopaymuchmorethanapassingsocialcall.Ontheotherhand,Lyndewasstudyingher,wonderingwhateffecthislight,distantairwashaving.

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