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Chapter XXXVIII

           Sherepresentedanadditionalburden,butgiveherup,hecertainlycouldnot.Teartheveilfromthisillusionofaffectionandmakeherfeelsowretchedwhenhecaredforhersomuch?No.Therewasreallynothingforhimtodobutwhathehaddone.Afterall,hereflected,itmightnotworkoutsobadly.AnydetectiveworkthatButlermightchoosetodowouldprovethatshehadnotruntohim.Ifatanymomentitbecamenecessarytobringcommonsenseintoplaytosavethesituationfromadeadlyclimax,hecouldhavetheButlerssecretlyinformedastoAileen’swhereabouts.Thatwouldshowhehadlittletodowithit,andtheycouldtrytopersuadeAileentocomehomeagain.Goodmightresult—onecouldnottell.Hewoulddealwiththeevilsastheyarose.Hedrovequicklybacktohisoffice,andAileenreturnedtoherhomedeterminedtoputherplanintoaction.Herfatherhadgivenhersomelittletimeinwhichtodecide—possiblyhewouldgiveherlonger—butshewouldnotwait.Havingalwayshadherwishgrantedineverything,shecouldnotunderstandwhyshewasnottohaveherwaythistime.Itwasaboutfiveo’clocknow.Shewouldwaituntilallthemembersofthefamilywerecomfortablyseatedatthedinner-table,whichwouldbeaboutseveno’clock,andthenslipout.

           Onarrivinghome,however,shewasgreetedbyanunexpectedreasonforsuspendingaction.ThiswasthepresenceofacertainMr.andMrs.Steinmetz—theformerawell-knownengineerwhodrewtheplansformanyoftheworkswhichButlerundertook

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