Chapter LI

           Mondaycameandwithithisfinaldeparture.Allthatcouldbedonehadbeendone.Cowperwoodsaidhisfarewellstohismotherandfather,hisbrothersandsister.Hehadaratherdistantbutsensibleandmatter-of-facttalkwithhiswife.Hemadenospecialpointofsayinggood-bytohissonorhisdaughter;whenhecameinonThursday,Friday,Saturday,andSundayevenings,afterhehadlearnedthathewastodepartMonday,itwaswiththethoughtoftalkingtothemalittleinanespeciallyaffectionateway.Herealizedthathisgeneralmoralorunmoralattitudewasperhapsworkingthematemporaryinjustice.Stillhewasnotsure.Mostpeopledidfairlywellwiththeirlives,whethercoddledordeprivedofopportunity.Thesechildrenwouldprobablydoaswellasmostchildren,whateverhappenedandthen,anyhow,hehadnointentionofforsakingthemfinancially,ifhecouldhelpit.Hedidnotwanttoseparatehiswifefromherchildren,northemfromher.Sheshouldkeepthem.Hewantedthemtobecomfortablewithher.Hewouldliketoseethem,wherevertheywerewithher,occasionally.Onlyhewantedhisownpersonalfreedom,insofarassheandtheywereconcerned,togooffandsetupanewworldandanewhomewithAileen.Sonowontheselastdays,andparticularlythislastSundaynight,hewasrathernoticeablyconsiderateofhisboyandgirl,withoutbeingtooopenlyindicativeofhisapproachingseparationfromthem.

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