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Chapter XXII

           Hisownandhisfather’shousehadnotbeenfurnishedfullyinthesematters,andtherewasthatotherhouseinNorthTenthStreet,whichhedesiredtomakebeautiful.Aileenhadalwaysobjectedtotheconditionofherownhome.Loveofdistinguishedsurroundingswasabasiclongingwithher,thoughshehadnotthegiftofinterpretingherlongings.Butthisplacewheretheyweresecretlymeetingmustbebeautiful.Shewasaskeenforthatashewas.Soitbecameaveritabletreasure-trove,moredistinguishedinfurnishingsthansomeoftheroomsofhisownhome.Hebegantogatherheresomerareexamplesofaltarcloths,rugs,andtapestriesoftheMiddleAges.HeboughtfurnitureaftertheGeorgiantheoryacombinationofChippendale,Sheraton,andHeppelwhitemodifiedbytheItalianRenaissanceandtheFrenchLouis.Helearnedofhandsomeexamplesofporcelain,statuary,Greekvaseforms,lovelycollectionsofJapaneseivoriesandnetsukes.FletcherGray,apartnerinCable&Gray,alocalfirmofimportersofartobjects,calledonhiminconnectionwithatapestryofthefourteenthcenturyweaving.GraywasanenthusiastandalmostinstantlyheconveyedsomeofhissuppressedandyetfieryloveofthebeautifultoCowperwood.

           "Therearefiftyperiodsofoneshadeofblueporcelainalone,Mr.Cowperwood,"Grayinformedhim."ThereareatleastsevendistinctschoolsorperiodsofrugsPersian,Armenian,Arabian,Flemish,ModernPolish,Hungarian,andsoon.

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