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Aileen’s Revenge

           "Wasn’thetheonethatwasmixedupinthatCarmenTorribacasehereafewyearsago?"CowperwoodwasreferringtothematterofaSpanishdancertravelinginAmericawithwhomLyndehadbeenapparentlydesperatelyinlove.

           "Ohyes,"repliedAileen,maliciously;"butthatoughtn’ttomakeanydifferencetoyou.He’scharming,anyhow.Ilikehim."

           "Ididn’tsayitdid,didI?Youdon’tobjecttomymentioningamereincident?"

           "Oh,Iknowabouttheincident,"repliedAileen,jestingly."Iknowyou."

           "Whatdoyoumeanbythat?"heasked,studyingherface.

           "Oh,Iknowyou,"shereplied,sweetlyandyetdefensively."YouthinkI’llstayhereandbecontentwhileyourunaboutwithotherwomenplaythesweetandlovingwife?Well,Iwon’t.IknowwhyyousaythisaboutLynde.It’stokeepmefrombeinginterestedinhim,possibly.Well,IwillbeifIwantto.ItoldyouIwouldbe,andIwill.Youcandowhatyoupleaseaboutthat.Youdon’twantme,sowhyshouldyoubedisturbedastowhetherothermenareinterestedinmeornot?"

           ThetruthwasthatCowperwoodwasnotclearlythinkingofanyprobablerelationbetweenLyndeandAileenanymorethanhewasinconnectionwithherandanyotherman,andyetinaremotewayhewassensingsomeone.ItwasthisthatAileenfeltinhim,andthatbroughtforthherseeminglyuncalled-forcomment.

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