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Chapter XXXVII

           Forpurposesofsocialsuccess,inordernottooffend,tosmoothone’spath,makethingseasy,avoiduselesscriticism,andthelike,itwasnecessarytocreateanoutwardseemingostensiblyconform.Beyondthatitwasnotnecessarytodoanything.Neverfail,nevergetcaught.Ifyoudid,fightyourwayoutsilentlyandsaynothing.Thatwaswhathewasdoinginconnectionwithhispresentfinancialtroubles;thatwaswhathehadbeenreadytodotheotherdaywhentheywerecaught.ItwassomethingofallthisthatwascoloringAileen’smoodasshelistenedatpresent.

           "Butfather,"sheprotested,"IloveMr.Cowperwood.It’salmostthesameasifIweremarriedtohim.HewillmarrymesomedaywhenhegetsadivorcefromMrs.Cowperwood.Youdon’tunderstandhowitis.He’sveryfondofme,andIlovehim.Heneedsme."

           Butlerlookedatherwithstrange,non-understandingeyes."Divorce,didyousay,"hebegan,thinkingoftheCatholicChurchanditsdogmainregardtothat."He’lldivorcehisownwifeandchildrenandforyou,willhe?Heneedsyou,doeshe?"headded,sarcastically."Whatabouthiswifeandchildren?Idon’tsupposetheyneedhim,dothey?Whattalkhaveye?"

           Aileenflungherheadbackdefiantly."It’strue,nevertheless,"shereiterated."Youjustdon’tunderstand."

           Butlercouldscarcelybelievehisears.Hehadneverheardsuchtalkbeforeinhislifefromanyone.Itamazedandshockedhim.

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