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           NotlongafterthisbrieftalkCowperwoodreceivedasubscriptionblankfromthebusinessofficeoftheSaturdayReview,andimmediatelysentacheckforonehundreddollarstoMr.HortonBiggersdirect.SubsequentlycertainnotverysignificantpersonagesnoticedthatwhentheCowperwoodsdinedattheirboardsthefunctionreceivedcommentbytheSaturdayReview,nototherwise.ItlookedasthoughtheCowperwoodsmustbefavored;butwhowerethey,anyhow?

           Thedangerofpublicity,andevenmoderatesocialsuccess,isthatscandallovesashiningmark.Whenyoubegintostandouttheleastwayinlife,asseparatefromthemass,thecognoscentiwishtoknowwho,what,andwhy.TheenthusiasmofAileen,combinedwiththegeniusofCowperwood,wasformakingtheiropeningentertainmentaveryexceptionalaffair,which,underthecircumstances,andallthingsconsidered,wasadangerousthingtodo.AsyetChicagowasexceedinglyslowsocially.Itsmovementswere,ashasbeensaid,moreorlessbovineandphlegmatic.Torushinwithsomethingutterlybrilliantandpyrotechnicwastotakenotablechances.ThemorecautiousmembersofChicagosociety,eveniftheydidnotattend,wouldhear,andthenwouldcomeultimatecommentanddecision.

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