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Chapter LVIII

           Thedifferencebetweenhimselfandhiswifehadnowbecomeamatterofcommonknowledgeinthefamily,and,althoughthereweresomefainteffortsmadetosmooththematterover,nogoodresulted.Thedifficultiesofthepasttwoyearshadsoinuredhisparentstoexpecttheuntowardandexceptionalthat,astonishingasthiswas,itdidnotshockthemsomuchasitwouldhaveyearsbefore.Theyweretoomuchfrightenedbylifetoquarrelwithitsweirddevelopments.Theycouldonlyhopeandprayforthebest.

           TheButlerfamily,ontheotherhand,whattherewasofit,hadbecomeindifferenttoAileen’sconduct.ShewasignoredbyherbrothersandNorah,whonowknewall;andhermotherwassotakenupwithreligiousdevotionsandbroodingcontemplationofherlossthatshewasnotasactiveinherobservationofAileen’slifeasshemighthavebeen.Besides,Cowperwoodandhismistressweremorecircumspectintheirconductthantheyhadeverbeenbefore.Theirmovementsweremorecarefullyguarded,thoughtheresultwasthesame.CowperwoodwasthinkingoftheWestofreachingsomeslightlocalstandinghereinPhiladelphia,andthen,withperhapsonehundredthousanddollarsincapital,removingtotheboundlessprairiesofwhichhehadheardsomuchChicago,Fargo,Duluth,SiouxCity,placesthenheraldedinPhiladelphiaandtheEastascomingcentersofgreatlifeandtakingAileenwithhim.AlthoughtheproblemofmarriagewithherwasinsolubleunlessMrs.

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