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Depths and Heights

           Hehadstudiedabroad,buthadreturnedtoChicagowithaviewtopropagatingartintheWest.Alarge,blond,soft-fleshedman,hehadakindofarchaicnaturalnessandsimplicitywhichappealedtoAileen.TheyhadmetattheRheesGriers’.FeelingherselfneglectedafterLynde’sdeparture,anddreadinglonelinessaboveallthings,AileenbecameintimatewithSkeet,buttonointensementalsatisfaction.Thatdrivingstandardwithinthatobsessingidealwhichrequiresthatallthingsbemeasuredbyitwasstilldominant.Whohasnotexperiencedthechillingmemoryofthebetterthing?Howitcreepsoverthespiritofone’scurrentdreams!Likethespecteratthebanquetitstands,itssubstancelesseyesviewingwithasadphilosophythemakeshiftfeast.Thewhat-might-have-beenofherlifewithCowperwoodwalkedsidebysidewithherwherevershewent.Onceoccasionallyindulgingincigarettes,shenowsmokedalmostconstantly.Oncebarelysippingatwines,cocktails,brandy-and-soda,shenowtooktothelatter,or,rather,toanewwhisky-and-sodacombinationknownas"highball"withakindofvehemencewhichhadlittletodowithatasteforthethingitself.True,drinkingis,afterall,astateofmind,andnotanappetite.ShehadfoundonanumberofoccasionswhenshehadbeenquarrelingwithLyndeorwasmentallydepressedthatinpartakingofthesedrinksasortofwarm,speculativeindifferenceseizeduponher.Shewasnolongersosad.Shemightcry,butitwasinasoft,rainy,relievingway.

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