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Chapter XXXVII

           Theappealofhisfinancialfriendswouldnotsavehim.Thejudgesofthelowerandsuperiorcourtsknewonwhichsidetheirbreadwasbuttered.Theywouldstrainapointinfavorofthehighestpoliticalopinionoftheday,andhecertainlycouldinfluencethat.Aileenmeanwhilewascontemplatingthepeculiarnatureofhersituation.Inspiteoftheirsilenceonthewayhome,sheknewthataconversationwascomingwithherfather.Ithadtobe.Hewouldwanthertogosomewhere.MostlikelyhewouldrevivetheEuropeantripinsomeform—shenowsuspectedtheinvitationofMrs.Mollenhauerasatrick;andshehadtodecidewhethershewouldgo.WouldsheleaveCowperwoodjustwhenhewasabouttobetried?Shewasdeterminedshewouldnot.Shewantedtoseewhatwasgoingtohappentohim.Shewouldleavehomefirst—runtosomerelative,somefriend,somestranger,ifnecessary,andasktobetakenin.Shehadsomemoney—alittle.Herfatherhadalwaysbeenveryliberalwithher.Shecouldtakeafewclothesanddisappear.Theywouldbegladenoughtosendforheraftershehadbeengoneawhile.Hermotherwouldbefrantic;NorahandCallumandOwenwouldbebesidethemselveswithwonderandworry;herfather—shecouldseehim.Maybethatwouldbringhimtohissenses.Inspiteofallheremotionalvagaries,shewastheprideandinterestofthishome,andsheknewit.

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