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Chapter VII

           LillianWiggin,thatwashermaidenname—hadtwobrothersandonesister,alllivinginPhiladelphiaandallmarriedatthistime.Theythoughtshehaddoneverywellinhermarriage.

           ItcouldnotbesaidthatshehadwildlylovedMr.Sempleatanytime.Althoughshehadcheerfullymarriedhim,hewasnotthekindofmanwhocouldarouseanotablepassioninanywoman.Hewaspractical,methodic,orderly.Hisshoestorewasagoodone—well-stockedwithstylesreflectingthecurrenttastesandamodelofcleanlinessandwhatonemighttermpleasingbrightness.Helovedtotalk,whenhetalkedatall,ofshoemanufacturing,thedevelopmentoflastsandstyles.Theready-madeshoe—machine-madetoacertainextent—wasjustcomingintoitsownslowly,andoutsideofthese,suppliesofwhichhekept,heemployedbench-makingshoemakers,satisfyinghiscustomerswithpersonalmeasurementsandmakingtheshoestoorder.

           Mrs.Semplereadalittle—notmuch.Shehadahabitofsittingandapparentlybroodingreflectivelyattimes,butitwasnotbasedonanydeepthought.Shehadthatcuriousbeautyofbody,though,thatmadehersomewhatlikeafigureonanantiquevase,oroutofaGreekchorus.Itwasinthislight,unquestionably,thatCowperwoodsawher,forfromthebeginninghecouldnotkeephiseyesoffher.Inaway,shewasawareofthisbutshedidnotattachanysignificancetoit.

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