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           Butitwasadullgame,themoresosincetheircompletedefeatwasthusallthemoreplainlyindicated.

           Thisdefeat,asCowperwoodkeptreflecting,wasreallynothisfaultatall.Hehadbeengettingalongwellenoughpersonally.IfAileenhadonlybeenasomewhatdifferenttypeofwoman!Nevertheless,hewasinnowaypreparedtodesertorreproachher.Shehadclungtohimthroughhisstormyprisondays.Shehadencouragedhimwhenheneededencouragement.Hewouldstandbyherandseewhatcouldbedonealittlelater;butthisostracismwasaratherdrearythingtoendure.Besides,personally,heappearedtobebecomingmoreandmoreinterestingtomenandtowomen.ThemenfriendshehadmadeheretainedAddison,Bailey,Videra,McKibben,Rambaud,andothers.Therewerewomeninsociety,anumberofthem,whoregrettedhisdisappearanceifnotthatofAileen.Occasionallytheexperimentwouldbetriedofinvitinghimwithouthiswife.Atfirstherefusedinvariably;laterhewentaloneoccasionallytoadinner-partywithoutherknowledge.

           ItwasduringthisinterregnumthatCowperwoodforthefirsttimeclearlybegantogettheideathattherewasamarkeddifferencebetweenhimandAileenintellectuallyandspiritually;andthatwhilehemightbeinaccordwithherinmanywaysemotionally,physically,idylliclytherewere,nevertheless,manythingswhichhecoulddoalonewhichshecouldnotdoheightstowhichhecouldrisewhereshecouldnotpossiblyfollow.

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