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In Search of Victory

           Shehadcalled,beingthreedoorsaway,toleavehercard;andAileen,willingtocurryfavorhereandthere,hadresponded.Mrs.Huddlestonewasalittlewoman,notveryattractiveinappearance,cleverinasocialway,andeminentlypractical.

           "SpeakingofMrs.Merrill,"commentedMrs.Huddlestone,onthisparticularday,"theresheisnearthedress-goodscounter.Shealwayscarriesthatlorgnetteinjustthatway."

           Aileenturnedandexaminedcriticallyatall,dark,slenderwomanofthehighworldoftheWest,veryremote,disdainful,superior.

           "Youdon’tknowher?"questionedAileen,curiously,surveyingheratleisure.

           "No,"repliedMrs.Huddlestone,defensively."TheyliveontheNorthSide,andthedifferentsetsdon’tminglesomuch."

           Asamatteroffact,itwasjustthegloryoftheprincipalfamiliesthattheywereabovethisarbitrarydivisionof"sides,"andcouldpicktheirassociatesfromallthreedivisions.

           "Oh!"observedAileen,nonchalantly.ShewassecretlyirritatedtothinkthatMrs.HuddlestoneshouldfinditnecessarytopointoutMrs.Merrilltoherasasuperiorperson.

           "Youknow,shedarkenshereyebrowsalittle,Ithink,"suggestedMrs.Huddlestone,studyingherenviously."Herhusband,theysay,isn’tthemostfaithfulpersonintheworld.There’sanotherwoman,aMrs.Gladdens,thatlivesveryclosetothemthathe’sverymuchinterestedin."

           "Oh!"saidAileen,cautiously.

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