Финансист

Chapter XXXV

           Hewrotepersonallytohiswife’ssisteratNewOrleans,andaskedherifshewould,withoutindicatinginanywaythatshehadheardfromhim,writehiswifeandaskifshewouldnotpermitAileentocomeandvisither,writingAileenaninvitationatthesametime;buthetoretheletterup.AlittlelaterhelearnedaccidentallythatMrs.Mollenhauerandherthreedaughters,Caroline,Felicia,andAlta,weregoingtoEuropeearlyinDecembertovisitParis,theRiviera,andRome;andhedecidedtoaskMollenhauertopersuadehiswifetoinviteNorahandAileen,orAileenonly,togoalong,givingasanexcusethathisownwifewouldnotleavehim,andthatthegirlsoughttogo.ItwouldbeafinewayofdisposingofAileenforthepresent.Thepartywastobegonesixmonths.Mollenhauerwasgladtodoso,ofcourse.Thetwofamilieswerefairlyintimate.Mrs.Mollenhauerwaswillingdelightedfromapoliticpointofviewandtheinvitationwasextended.Norahwasoverjoyed.ShewantedtoseesomethingofEurope,andhadalwaysbeenhopingforsomesuchopportunity.AileenwaspleasedfromthepointofviewthatMrs.Mollenhauershouldinviteher.Yearsbeforeshewouldhaveacceptedinaflash.Butnowshefeltthatitonlycameasapuzzlinginterruption,onemoreoftheminordifficultiesthatweretendingtointerruptherrelationswithCowperwood.Sheimmediatelythrewcoldwaterontheproposition,whichwasmadeoneeveningatdinnerbyMrs.

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