Финансист

Chapter XXVI

           Stillothers,taughtroughlybylife,orendowedwithunderstandingorintuition,orboth,seeinthisthelatestmanifestationofthatincomprehensiblechemistrywhichwecalllifeandpersonality,and,knowingthatitisquitevaintohopetogainsayit,savebygreatersubtlety,putthebestfacetheycanuponthematterandcallatruceuntiltheycanthink.Weallknowthatlifeisunsolvablewewhothink.Theremainderimagineavainthing,andarefullofsoundandfurysignifyingnothing.

           SoEdwardButler,beingamanofmuchwitandhard,grimexperience,stoodthereonhisdoorstepholdinginhisbig,roughhandhisthinslipofcheappaperwhichcontainedsuchaterrificindictmentofhisdaughter.Therecametohimnowapictureofherasshewaswhenshewasaverylittlegirlshewashisfirstbabygirlandhowkeenlyhehadfeltaboutheralltheseyears.Shehadbeenabeautifulchildherred-goldhairhadbeenpillowedonhisbreastmanyatime,andhishard,roughfingershadstrokedhersoftcheeks,lo,thesethousandsoftimes.Aileen,hislovely,dashingdaughteroftwenty-three!Hewaslostindark,strange,unhappyspeculations,withoutanypresentabilitytothinkorsayordotherightthing.Hedidnotknowwhattherightthingwas,hefinallyconfessedtohimself.Aileen!Aileen!HisAileen!Ifhermotherknewthisitwouldbreakherheart.Shemustn’t!Shemustn’t!Andyetmustn’tshe?

           Theheartofafather!Theworldwandersintomanystrangeby-pathsofaffection.

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