Финансист

Chapter XXI

           Hewasjusttheleastbitsorrythathehadirritatedher,andhesaidso.

           "Oh,it’sallright,"shereplied."Idon’tcare.ButInoticethatyoudon’tpayasmuchattentiontomeasyouusedto.It’syourbusinessnow,first,last,andallthetime.Youcan’tgetyourmindoffofthat."

           Hebreathedasighofrelief.Shedidn’tsuspect,then.

           Butafteralittletime,ashegrewmoreandmoreinsympathywithAileen,hewasnotsodisturbedastowhetherhiswifemightsuspectornot.Hebegantothinkonoccasion,ashismindfollowedthevariousramificationsofthesituation,thatitwouldbebetterifshedid.Shewasreallynotofthecontentiousfightingsort.Henowdecidedbecauseofvariouscalculationsinregardtohercharacterthatshemightnotofferasmuchresistancetosomeultimaterearrangement,ashehadoriginallyimagined.Shemightevendivorcehim.Desire,dreams,eveninhimwereevokingcalculationsnotassoundasthosewhichordinarilygeneratedinhisbrain.

           No,ashenowsaidtohimself,therubwasnotnearlysomuchinhisownhome,asitwasintheButlerfamily.HisrelationswithEdwardMaliaButlerhadbecomeveryintimate.Hewasnowadvisingwithhimconstantlyinregardtothehandlingofhissecurities,whichwerenumerous.ButlerheldstocksinsuchthingsasthePennsylvaniaCoalCompany,theDelawareandHudsonCanal,theMorrisandEssexCanal,theReadingRailroad.

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