Финансист

Chapter X

           Hetried,becausehelovedher,tointerestherinthesethingsintelligently,butwhileshepretendedslightly,shecouldnotreallyseeorcare,anditwasveryplainthatshecouldnot.

           Thechildrentookupagreatdealofhertime.However,Cowperwoodwasnottroubledaboutthis.Itstruckhimasdelightfulandexceedinglyworthwhilethatsheshouldbesodevoted.Atthesametime,herlethargicmanner,vaguesmileandhersometimesseemingindifference,whichspranglargelyfromasenseofabsolutesecurity,attractedhimalso.Shewassodifferentfromhim!Shetookhersecondmarriagequiteasshehadtakenherfirstasolemnfactwhichcontainednopossibilityofmentalalteration.Asforhimself,however,hewasbustlingaboutinaworldwhich,financiallyatleast,seemedallalterationthereweresomanysuddenandalmostunheard-ofchanges.Hebegantolookatherattimes,withaspeculativeeyenotverycritically,forhelikedherbutwithanattempttoweighherpersonality.Hehadknownherfiveyearsandmorenow.Whatdidheknowabouther?Thevigorofyouththosefirstyearshadmadeupforsomanythings,butnowthathehadhersafely...

           Therecameinthisperiodtheslowapproach,andfinallythedeclaration,ofwarbetweentheNorthandtheSouth,attendedwithsomuchexcitementthatalmostallcurrentmindswerenotablycoloredbyit.Itwasterrific.

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