Финансист

Chapter XXXVI

           Hermindwasworkinglikearapidlymovingmachine.Shewaswonderingwhetherthisreallycouldbeherfather.Perhapsitwasnot.MighttherebesomeotherMrs.Montague—arealone?Supposingitwasherfather—hehadbeensonicetoherinnottellingthefamily,inkeepinghersecretthusfar.Helovedher—sheknewthat.Itmakesallthedifferenceintheworldinachild’sattitudeonanoccasionlikethiswhethershehasbeenlovedandpettedandspoiled,orthereverse.Aileenhadbeenlovedandpettedandspoiled.Shecouldnotthinkofherfatherdoinganythingterriblephysicallytoherortoanyoneelse.Butitwassohardtoconfronthim—tolookintohiseyes.Whenshehadattainedapropermemoryofhim,herflutteringwitstoldherwhattodo.

           "No,Frank,"shewhispered,excitedly;"ifit’sfather,you’dbetterletmego.Iknowhowtotalktohim.Hewon’tsayanythingtome.Youstayhere.I’mnotafraid—really,I’mnot.IfIwantyou,I’llcallyou."

           Hehadcomeoverandtakenherprettychininhishands,andwaslookingsolemnlyintohereyes.

           "Youmustn’tbeafraid,"hesaid."I’llgodown.Ifit’syourfather,youcangoawaywithhim.Idon’tthinkhe’lldoanythingeithertoyouortome.Ifitishe,writemesomethingattheoffice.I’llbethere.IfIcanhelpyouinanyway,Iwill.Wecanfixupsomething.There’snousetryingtoexplainthis.Saynothingatall."

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