Финансист

Chapter LVI

           Heshookthesemoodsoffwithease,however,forthemanwaspossessedofasenseofgrandeur,largelyinrelationtohimselfandhisaffairs;andhistemperamentwasessentiallymaterialandvital.Somethingkepttellinghimthatwhateverhispresentstatehemustyetgrowtobeasignificantpersonage,onewhosefamewouldbeheraldedtheworldoverwhomusttry,try,try.Itwasnotgivenailmentoseefarortodobrilliantly;buttohimitwasgiven,andhemustbewhathewascutouttobe.Therewasnomoreescapingthegreatnessthatwasinherentinhimthantherewasforsomanyothersthelittlenessthatwasinthem.

           Mrs.Cowperwoodcameinthatafternoonquitesolemnly,bearingseveralchangesoflinen,apairofsheets,somepottedmeatandapie.Shewasnotexactlydoleful,butCowperwoodthoughtthatshewastendingtowardit,largelybecauseofherbroodingoverhisrelationshiptoAileen,whichheknewthatsheknew.Somethinginhermannerdecidedhimtospeakbeforesheleft;andafteraskingherhowthechildrenwere,andlisteningtoherinquiriesinregardtothethingsthatheneeded,hesaidtoher,sittingonhissinglechairwhileshesatonhisbed:

           "Lillian,there’ssomethingI’vebeenwantingtotalkwithyouaboutforsometime.Ishouldhavedoneitbefore,butit’sbetterlatethannever.IknowthatyouknowthatthereissomethingbetweenAileenButlerandme,andwemightaswellhaveitopenandaboveboard.

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