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Chapter XXVI

           Thereforceditselfintohisnaturallyslow-movingbutratheraccuratemindasenseofthedistinctionandcharmofhisdaughter—aconsiderablysharperpicturethanhehadeverhadbefore,andatthesametimeakeenerunderstandingofthepersonalityofFrankAlgernonCowperwood.Howwasithehadfailedtodetecttherealsubtletyofthisman?Howwasithehadneverseenanysignofit,iftherehadbeenanythingbetweenCowperwoodandAileen?

           Parentsarefrequentlyinclined,becauseofatime-flatteredsenseofsecurity,totaketheirchildrenforgranted.Nothingeverhashappened,sonothingeverwillhappen.Theyseetheirchildreneveryday,andthroughtheeyesofaffection;anddespitetheirnaturalcharmandtheirownstrongparentallove,thechildrenareapttobecomenotonlycommonplaces,butineffablysecureagainstevil.Maryisnaturallyagoodgirl—alittlewild,butwhatharmcanbefallher?Johnisastraight-forward,steady-goingboy—howcouldhegetintotrouble?Theastonishmentofmostparentsatthesuddenaccidentalrevelationofevilinconnectionwithanyoftheirchildrenisalmostinvariablypathetic."MyJohn!MyMary!Impossible!"Butitispossible.Verypossible.Decidedlylikely.Some,throughlackofexperienceorunderstanding,orboth,growhardandbitterontheinstant.Theyfeelthemselvesastonishinglyabasedinthefaceofnotabletendernessandsacrifice.Otherscollapsebeforethegravemanifestationoftheinsecurityanduncertaintyoflife—themysticchemistryofourbeing.

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