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Chapter XVII

           Somerichmanwasgoingtomanyhersomefine,richyoungmanwithgoodbusinessinstinctsandhe,herfather,wouldleaveheralotofmoney.

           TherewasareceptionandadancetobegiventocelebratetheopeningofthetwoCowperwoodhomesthereceptiontobeheldinFrankCowperwood’sresidence,andthedancelaterathisfather’s.TheHenryCowperwooddomicilewasmuchmorepretentious,thereception-room,parlor,music-room,andconservatorybeinginthiscaseallonthegroundfloorandmuchlarger.Ellsworthhadarrangeditsothatthoserooms,onoccasion,couldbethrownintoone,leavingexcellentspaceforpromenade,auditorium,dancinganything,infact,thatalargecompanymightrequire.Ithadbeentheintentionallalongofthetwomentousethesehousesjointly.Therewas,tobeginwith,acombinationuseofthevariousservants,thebutler,gardener,laundress,andmaids.FrankCowperwoodemployedagovernessforhischildren.Thebutlerwasreallynotabutlerinthebestsense.HewasHenryCowperwood’sprivateservitor.Buthecouldcarveandpreside,andhecouldbeusedineitherhouseasoccasionwarranted.Therewasalsoahostlerandacoachmanforthejointstable.Whentwocarriageswererequiredatonce,bothdrove.Itmadeaveryagreeableandsatisfactoryworkingarrangement.

           Thepreparationofthisreceptionhadbeenquiteamatterofimportance,foritwasnecessaryforfinancialreasonstomakeitasextensiveaspossible,andforsocialreasonsasexclusive.

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