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Chapter XLVII

           Hefeltsoyoung,sovigorous,solikenewgrasslooksandfeels.Thefreshnessofspringeveningswasinhim,andhedidnotcare.Afterthecrash,whenonemighthaveimaginedhewouldhaveseenthewisdomofrelinquishingAileenforthetimebeing,anyhow,hedidnotcareto.Sherepresentedthebestofthewonderfuldaysthathadgonebefore.Shewasalinkbetweenhimandthepastandastill-to-betriumphantfuture.

           Hisworstanxietywasthatifheweresenttothepenitentiary,oradjudgedabankrupt,orboth,hewouldprobablylosetheprivilegeofaseaton‘change,andthatwouldclosetohimthemostdistinguishedavenueofhisprosperityhereinPhiladelphiaforsometime,ifnotforever.Atpresent,becauseofhiscomplications,hisseathadbeenattachedasanasset,andhecouldnotact.EdwardandJoseph,almosttheonlyemployeeshecouldafford,werestillactingforhiminasmallway;buttheothermemberson‘changenaturallysuspectedhisbrothersashisagents,andanytalkthattheymightraiseofgoingintobusinessforthemselvesmerelyindicatedtootherbrokersandbankersthatCowperwoodwascontemplatingsomeconcealedmovewhichwouldnotnecessarilybeadvantageoustohiscreditors,andagainstthelawanyhow.

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