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Chapter XXXVII

           Theappealofhisfinancialfriendswouldnotsavehim.Thejudgesofthelowerandsuperiorcourtsknewonwhichsidetheirbreadwasbuttered.Theywouldstrainapointinfavorofthehighestpoliticalopinionoftheday,andhecertainlycouldinfluencethat.Aileenmeanwhilewascontemplatingthepeculiarnatureofhersituation.Inspiteoftheirsilenceonthewayhome,sheknewthataconversationwascomingwithherfather.Ithadtobe.Hewouldwanthertogosomewhere.MostlikelyhewouldrevivetheEuropeantripinsomeformshenowsuspectedtheinvitationofMrs.Mollenhauerasatrick;andshehadtodecidewhethershewouldgo.WouldsheleaveCowperwoodjustwhenhewasabouttobetried?Shewasdeterminedshewouldnot.Shewantedtoseewhatwasgoingtohappentohim.Shewouldleavehomefirstruntosomerelative,somefriend,somestranger,ifnecessary,andasktobetakenin.Shehadsomemoneyalittle.Herfatherhadalwaysbeenveryliberalwithher.Shecouldtakeafewclothesanddisappear.Theywouldbegladenoughtosendforheraftershehadbeengoneawhile.Hermotherwouldbefrantic;NorahandCallumandOwenwouldbebesidethemselveswithwonderandworry;herfathershecouldseehim.Maybethatwouldbringhimtohissenses.Inspiteofallheremotionalvagaries,shewastheprideandinterestofthishome,andsheknewit.

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