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Changing Horizons

           "Shesmiled.

           Lyndepulledadarkface.

           "Hell!"hesaid."Iknowhowitiswithyou.Youstillsticktohim,evenwhenhetreatsyoulikeadog.Youpretendnottolovehimwhenasamatteroffactyou’remadabouthim.I’veseenitallalong.Youdon’treallycareanythingaboutme.Youcan’t.You’retoocrazyabouthim."

           "Oh,shutup!"repliedAileen,irritatedgreatlyforthemomentbythisonslaught."Youtalklikeafool.I’mnotanythingofthesort.Iadmirehim.Howcouldanyonehelpit?"(Atthistime,ofcourse,Cowperwood’snamewasfillingthecity.)"He’saverywonderfulman.Hewasneverbrutaltome.He’safull-sizedmanI’llsaythatforhim."

           BynowAileenhadbecomesufficientlyfamiliarwithLyndetocriticizehiminherownmind,andevenoutwardlybyinnuendo,forbeingaloaferandidlerwhohadnevercreatedinanywaythemoneyhewassofreelyspending.Shehadlittlepowertopsychologizeconcerningsocialconditions,butthestalwartconstructivepersistenceofCowperwoodalongcommerciallinescoupledwiththecurrentAmericancontemptofleisurereflectedsomewhatunfavorablyuponLynde,shethought.

           Lynde’sfacecloudedstillmoreatthisoutburst."Yougotothedevil,"heretorted."Idon’tgetyouatall.Sometimesyoutalkasthoughyouwerefondofme.Atothertimesyou’reallwrappedupinhim.Nowyoueithercareformeoryoudon’t.

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