Финансист

Chapter XXII

           Wealth,inthebeginning,hadseemedtheonlygoal,towhichhadbeenaddedthebeautyofwomen.Andnowart,forart’ssakethefirstfaintradianceofarosydawnhadbeguntoshineinuponhim,andtothebeautyofwomanhoodhewasbeginningtoseehownecessaryitwastoaddthebeautyoflifethebeautyofmaterialbackgroundhow,infact,theonlybackgroundforgreatbeautywasgreatart.Thisgirl,thisAileenButler,herrawyouthandradiance,wasneverthelesscreatinginhimasenseofthedistinguishedandaneedforitwhichhadneverexistedinhimbeforetothesamedegree.Itisimpossibletodefinethesesubtletiesofreaction,temperamentontemperament,fornooneknowstowhatdegreewearemarkedbythethingswhichattractus.Aloveaffairsuchasthishadprovedtobewaslittlelessormorethanadropofcoloringaddedtoaglassofclearwater,oraforeignchemicalagentintroducedintoadelicatechemicalformula.

           Inshort,forallhercrudeness,AileenButlerwasadefiniteforcepersonally.Hernature,inaway,aprotestagainsttheclumsyconditionsbywhichshefoundherselfsurrounded,wasalmostirrationallyambitious.Tothinkthatforsolong,havingbeenbornintotheButlerfamily,shehadbeenthesubject,aswellasthevictimofsuchcommonplaceandinartisticillusionsandconditions,whereasnow,owingtohercontactwith,andmentalsubordinationtoCowperwood,shewaslearningsomanywonderfulphasesofsocial,aswellasfinancial,refinementofwhichpreviouslyshehadguessednothing.

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