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Chapter XVIII

           Idon’tknowwhatI’mdoing."Shelookedatayoungmanstrollingtowardher,andasked:"Ihavetoexplaintohim.He’stheoneIhadthisdancewith."

           Cowperwoodunderstood.Hewalkedaway.Hewasquitewarmandtensenowalmostnervous.Itwasquitecleartohimthathehaddoneorwascontemplatingperhapsaverytreacherousthing.Underthecurrentcodeofsocietyhehadnorighttodoit.Itwasagainsttherules,astheywereunderstoodbyeverybody.Herfather,forinstancehisfathereveryoneinthisparticularwalkoflife.However,muchbreakingoftherulesunderthesurfaceofthingstheremightbe,theruleswerestillthere.Ashehadheardoneyoungmanremarkonceatschool,whensomestoryhadbeentoldofaboyleadingagirlastrayandtoadisastrousend,"Thatisn’tthewayatall."

           Still,nowthathehadsaidthis,strongthoughtsofherwereinhismind.Anddespitehisinvolvedsocialandfinancialposition,whichhenowrecalled,itwasinterestingtohimtoseehowdeliberatelyandevencalculatinglyandworse,enthusiasticallyhewaspumpingthebellowsthattendedonlytoheightentheflamesofhisdesireforthisgirl;tofeedafirethatmightultimatelyconsumehimandhowdeliberatelyandresourcefully!

           Aileentoyedaimlesslywithherfanasablack-haired,thin-facedyounglawstudenttalkedtoher,andseeingNorahinthedistancesheaskedtobeallowedtorunovertoher

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