Финансист

Chapter XXXVII

           I’llnotstayhere."Shemovedtowardthedoor;butButlerjumpedupnowandstoppedher.Hisfaceforthemomentwasflushedandswollenwithanger.

           "ButI’mnotthroughwithhimyet,"hewenton,ignoringherdesiretoleave,andaddressingherdirectconfidentnowthatshewasascapableasanotherofunderstandinghim."I’llgethimassureasIhaveaname.There’slawinthisland,andI’llhaveitonhim.I’llshowhimwhetherhe’llcomesneakin’intodacenthomesandrobbin’parentsoftheirchildren."

           HepausedafteratimeforwantofbreathandAileenstared,herfacetenseandwhite.Herfathercouldbesoridiculous.Hewas,contrastedwithCowperwoodandhisviews,soold-fashioned.Tothinkhecouldbetalkingofsomeonecomingintotheirhomeandstealingherawayfromhim,whenshehadbeensowillingtogo.Whatsilliness!Andyet,whyargue?Whatgoodcouldbeaccomplished,arguingwithhimhereinthisway?Andsoforthemoment,shesaidnothingmoremerelylooked.ButButlerwasbynomeansdone.Hismoodwastoostormyeventhoughhewasdoinghisbestnowtosubduehimself.

           "It’stoobad,daughter,"heresumedquietly,oncehewassatisfiedthatshewasgoingtohavelittle,ifanything,tosay."I’mlettin’myangergetthebestofme.Itwasn’tthatIintendedtalkin’toyeaboutwhenIastyetocomein.It’ssomethin’elseIhaveonmemind.Iwasthinkin’,perhaps,ye’dliketogotoEuropeforthetimebein’tostudymusic.

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