Финансист

Chapter XXI

           Awritingofdivorcefortrivialcauseswasthetheoryoftheelders;andintheprimevalworldnatureapparentlyholdsnoschemefortheunityoftwobeyondthetemporarycareoftheyoung.Thatthemodernhomeisthemostbeautifulofschemes,whenbaseduponmutualsympathyandunderstandingbetweentwo,neednotbequestioned.Andyetthisfactshouldnotnecessarilycarrywithitacondemnationofalllovenotsofortunateastofindsohappyadenouement.Lifecannotbeputintoanymold,andtheattemptmightaswellbeabandonedatonce.Thosesofortunateastofindharmoniouscompanionshipforlifeshouldcongratulatethemselvesandstrivetobeworthyofit.Thosenotsoblessed,thoughtheybewrittendownaspariahs,haveyetsomejustification.And,besides,whetherwewillornot,theoryornotheory,thebasicfactsofchemistryandphysicsremain.Likeisdrawntolike.Changesintemperamentbringchangesinrelationship.Dogmamaybindsomeminds;fear,others.Buttherearealwaysthoseinwhomthechemistryandphysicsoflifearelarge,andinwhomneitherdogmanorfearisoperative.Societyliftsitshandsinhorror;butfromagetoagetheHelens,theMessalinas,theDuBarrys,thePompadours,theMaintenons,andtheNellGwynsflourishandpointafreerbasisofrelationshipthanwehaveyetbeenabletosquarewithourlives.

           Thesetwofeltunutterablyboundtoeachother.Cowperwood,oncehecametounderstandher,fanciedthathehadfoundtheonepersonwithwhomhecouldlivehappilytherestofhislife.

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