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Aileen’s Revenge

           

           Cominghomeoneeveningaboutaweeklater,CowperwoodfoundAileenhummingcheerfully,andyetalsoinaseeminglydeepandreflectivemood.Shewasjustcompletinganeveningtoilet,andlookedyoungandcolorfulquiteheravid,seekingselfofearlierdays.

           "Well,"heasked,cheerfully,"howhavethingsgoneto-day?"Aileen,feelingsomehow,asonewillonoccasions,thatifshehaddonewrongshewasjustifiedandthatsometimebecauseofthisshemightevenwinCowperwoodback,feltsomewhatkindliertowardhim."Oh,verywell,"shereplied."IstoppedinattheHoecksemas’thisafternoonforalittlewhile.They’regoingtoMexicoinNovember.Shehasthedarlingestnewbasket-carriageifsheonlylookedlikeanythingwhensherodeinit.EttaisgettingreadytoenterBrynMawr.Sheisallfussedupaboutleavingherdogandcat.ThenIwentdowntooneofLaneCross’sreceptions,andovertoMerrill’s"—shewasreferringtothegreatstore—"andhome.IsawTaylorLordandPolkLyndetogetherinWabashAvenue."

           "PolkLynde?"commentedCowperwood."Isheinteresting?"

           "Yes,heis,"repliedAileen."Inevermetamanwithsuchperfectmanners.He’ssofascinating.He’sjustlikeaboy,andyet,Heavenknows,heseemstohavehadenoughworldlyexperience."

           "SoI’veheard,"commentedCowperwood.

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