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Changing Horizons

           Hithertoshehadbeentheaggrievedone,theonewhoseloyaltyhadneverbeeninquestion,andwhosepersistentaffectionandfaithhadbeengreatlysinnedagainst.Nowallthiswaschanged.Themannerinwhichhehadsinnedagainstherwasplainenough,butthewayinwhich,outofpique,shehadforsakenhimwasintheotherbalance.Saywhatonewill,theloyaltyofwoman,whetheraconditioninnatureoranevolvedaccidentofsociology,persistsasadominatingthoughtinatleastasectionoftherace;andwomenthemselves,beitsaid,aretheoneswhomostloudlyandopenlysubscribetoit.CowperwoodhimselfwasfullyawarethatAileenhaddesertedhim,notbecauseshelovedhimlessorLyndemore,butbecauseshewashurtanddeeplyso.Aileenknewthatheknewthis.Fromonepointofviewitenragedherandmadeherdefiant;fromanotheritgrievedhertothinkshehaduselesslysinnedagainsthisfaithinher.Nowhehadampleexcusetodoanythinghechose.Herbestclaimonhimherwoundsshehadthrownawayasonethrowsawayaweapon.Herpridewouldnotlethertalktohimaboutthis,andatthesametimeshecouldnotenduretheeasy,tolerantmannerwithwhichhetookit.Hissmiles,hisforgiveness,hissometimespleasantjestingwereallahorribleoffense.

           Tocompletehermentalquandary,shewasalreadybeginningtoquarrelwithLyndeoverthismatterofherunbreakableregardforCowperwood.

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