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In Search of Victory

           Theshipwassafe,thecaptainattableinbrassbuttonsandblueuniform,eagertobenicetohertoldherso.Herfaithreally,wasinthecaptain.Andtherewithher,always,wasCowperwood,lookingatthiswhole,movingspectacleoflifewithasuspicious,notapprehensive,butwaryeye,andsayingnothingaboutit.

           InLondonlettersgiventhembyAddisonbroughtseveralinvitationstotheopera,todinner,toGoodwoodforaweekend,andsoon.Carriages,tallyhoes,cabsforridingwereinvoked.Aweek-endinvitationtoahouseboatontheThameswassecured.TheirEnglishhosts,lookingonallthisasafinancialadventure,goodfinancialwisdom,werecourteousandcivil,nothingmore.Aileenwasintenselycurious.Shenotedservants,manners,forms.ImmediatelyshebegantothinkthatAmericawasnotgoodenough,perhaps;itwantedsomanythings.

           "Now,Aileen,youandIhavetoliveinChicagoforyearsandyears,"commentedCowperwood."Don’tgetwild.Thesepeopledon’tcareforAmericans,can’tyouseethat?Theywouldn’tacceptusifwewereoverherenotyet,anyhow.We’remerelypassingstrangers,beingcourteouslyentertained."Cowperwoodsawitall.

           Aileenwasbeingspoiledinaway,buttherewasnohelp.Shedressedanddressed.TheEnglishmenusedtolookatherinHydePark,wheresherodeanddrove;atClaridges’wheretheystayed;inBondStreet,wheresheshopped.TheEnglishwomen,themajorityofthemremote,ultra-conservative,simpleintheirtastes,liftedtheireyes.

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