Финансист

Chapter XIII

           Failinginthat,shecouldthinkofnothingsaveclothes,jewels,riding-horses,carriages,andtheappropriatechangesofcostumewhichwereallowedherforthese.Herfamilycouldnotentertaininanydistinguishedwaywheretheywere,andsoalready,ateighteen,shewasbeginningtofeelthestingofablightedambition.Shewaseagerforlife.Howwasshetogetit?

           Herroomwasastudyinthefoiblesofaneagerandambitiousmind.Itwasfullofclothes,beautifulthingsforalloccasionsjewelrywhichshehadsmallopportunitytowearshoes,stockings,lingerie,laces.Inacrudewayshehadmadeastudyofperfumesandcosmetics,thoughsheneededthelatternotatall,andthesewerepresentinabundance.Shewasnotveryorderly,andshelovedlavishnessofdisplay;andhercurtains,hangings,tableornaments,andpicturesinclinedtogorgeousness,whichdidnotgowellwiththerestofthehouse.

           AileenalwaysremindedCowperwoodofahigh-steppinghorsewithoutacheck-rein.Hemetheratvarioustimes,shoppingwithhermother,outdrivingwithherfather,andhewasalwaysinterestedandamusedattheaffected,boredtonesheassumedbeforehimthe"Oh,dear!Oh,dear!Lifeissotiresome,don’tyouknow,"when,asamatteroffact,everymomentofitwasofthrillinginteresttoher.Cowperwoodtookhermentalmeasurementexactly.Agirlwithahighsenseoflifeinher,romantic,fullofthethoughtofloveanditspossibilities.

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