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Aileen’s Revenge

           Perhaps,ifheeverfoundtherightwoman,thismightprovegoodgroundsforhisleavingher.Therightwomanwherewasshe?Hehadneverfoundheryet.

           "Aileen,"hesaid,quitesoftly,"Iwishyouwouldn’tfeelsobitterlyaboutthis.Whyshouldyou?Whendidyoudothis?Willyoutellmethat?"

           "No,I’llnottellyouthat,"shereplied,bitterly."It’snoneofyouraffair,andI’llnottellyou.Whyshouldyouask?Youdon’tcare."

           "ButIdocare,Itellyou,"hereturned,irritably,almostroughly."Whendidyou?Youcantellmethat,atleast."Hiseyeshadahard,coldlookforthemoment,dyingaway,though,intokindlyinquiry.

           "Oh,notlongago.Aboutaweek,"Aileenanswered,asthoughshewerecompelled.

           "Howlonghaveyouknownhim?"heasked,curiously.

           "Oh,fourorfivemonths,now.Imethimlastwinter."

           "Anddidyoudothisdeliberatelybecauseyouwereinlovewithhim,orbecauseyouwantedtohurtme?"

           Hecouldnotbelievefrompastscenesbetweenthemthatshehadceasedtolovehim.

           Aileenstirredirritably."Ilikethat,"sheflared."IdiditbecauseIwantedto,andnotbecauseofanyloveforyouIcantellyouthat.Ilikeyournervesittingherepresumingtoquestionmeafterthewayyouhaveneglectedme."Shepushedbackherplate,andmadeasiftogetup.

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