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           Hermeditations,astothemostbecominggowntowearweretrying.Herportraitwasontheeastwallintheart-gallery,aspurtoemulation;shefeltasthoughallsocietywereabouttojudgeher.TheresaDonovan,thelocaldressmaker,hadgivensomeadvice;butAileendecidedonaheavybrownvelvetconstructedbyWorth,ofParisathingofvaryingaspects,showingherneckandarmstoperfection,andcomposingcharminglywithherfleshandhair.Shetriedamethystear-ringsandchangedtotopaz;shestockingedherlegsinbrownsilk,andherfeetwereshodinbrownslipperswithredenamelbuttons.

           ThetroublewithAileenwasthatsheneverdidthesethingswiththateasewhichisasuresignofthesociallyefficient.Sheneverquitesomuchdominatedasituationasshepermittedittodominateher.OnlythesuperioreaseandgraciousnessofCowperwoodcarriedherthroughattimes;butthatalwaysdid.Whenhewasnearshefeltquitethegreatlady,suitedtoanyrealm.Whenshewasalonehercourage,greatasitwas,oftentrembledinthebalance.Herdangerouspastwasneverquiteoutofhermind.

           AtfourKentMcKibben,smuginhisafternoonfrock,hisquick,receptiveeyesapprovingonlypartiallyofallthisshowandeffort,tookhisplaceinthegeneralreception-room,talkingtoTaylorLord,whohadcompletedhislastobservationandwasleavingtoreturnlaterintheevening.

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