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The New Queen of the Home

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           Hewentup-stairs,andshefollowed,lookingfirstintothedining-roomagain.Atleastthatwasright.SurelyFrankwasamaster.

           Atseventheplopofthefeetofcarriage-horseswasheard,andamomentlaterLouis,thebutler,wasopeningthedoor.Aileenwentdown,alittlenervous,alittlefrigid,tryingtothinkofmanypleasantthings,andwonderingwhethershewouldreallysucceedinbeingentertaining.Cowperwoodaccompaniedher,averydifferentpersoninsofarasmoodandself-poisewereconcerned.Tohimselfhisownfuturewasalwayssecure,andthatofAileen’sifhewishedtomakeitso.Thearduous,upward-ascendingrungsofthesocialladderthatweretroublingherhadnosuchsignificancetohim.

           Thedinner,assuchsimplethingsgo,wasasuccessfromwhatmightbecalledamanagerialandpictorialpointofview.Cowperwood,becauseofhisvariedtastesandinterests,coulddiscussrailroadingwithMr.Rambaudinaverydefiniteandilluminatingway;couldtalkarchitecturewithMr.Lordasastudent,forinstance,ofrarepromisewouldtalkwithamaster;andwithawomanlikeMrs.AddisonorMrs.Rambaudhecouldsuggestorfollowappropriateleads.Aileen,unfortunately,wasnotsomuchathome,forhernaturalstateandmoodwereremotenotsomuchfromaseriousasfromanaccurateconceptionoflife.Somanythings,exceptinaverynebulousandsuggestiveway,weresealedbookstoAileenmerelyfaint,distanttinklings.

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