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A Supper Party

           

           "No,youdon’t,"heexclaimed,genially,andyetatthesametimealittleresentfullythekindofdisjointedresentmentamanwhohashadtheleastbittoomuchisapttofeelonbeinginterrupted."I’mnotgoingtowalkalloverChicagothinkingofawomanI’veseensomewhereonlytobecarriedawaythefirsttimeIdomeether.I’mgoingtotalktoherfirst."

           Aileenlaughed."It’scharmingofyou,butwecanmeetagain,perhaps.Besides,there’ssomeonehere"—Lordwastactfullydirectingherattentiontoanotherwoman.RheesGrierandMcKibben,whowerepresentalso,cametoherassistance.InthehubbubthatensuedAileenwastemporarilyextricatedandLyndetactfullysteeredoutofherway.Buttheyhadmetagain,anditwasnottobethelasttime.Subsequenttothissecondmeeting,Lyndethoughtthematteroverquitecalmly,anddecidedthathemustmakeadefiniteefforttobecomemoreintimatewithAileen.Thoughshewasnotasyoungassomeothers,shesuitedhispresentmoodexactly.Shewasrichphysicallyvoluptuousandsentient.Shewasnotofhisworldprecisely,butwhatofit?Shewasthewifeofaneminentfinancier,whohadbeeninsocietyonce,andsheherselfhadadramaticrecord.Hewassureofthat.Hecouldwinherifhewantedto.Itwouldbeeasy,knowingherashedid,andknowingwhathedidabouther.

           Sonotlongafter,Lyndeventuredtoinviteher,withLord,McKibben,Mr.andMrs.RheesGrier,andayounggirlfriendofMrs.

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