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           Chicagosocietymightbeanegligiblequantity,buthewasnowtocontrasthersharplywiththebestofwhattheOldWorldhadtoofferinthematteroffemininity,forfollowingtheirsocialexpulsioninChicagoandhisfinancialvictory,heoncemoredecidedtogoabroad.InRome,attheJapaneseandBrazilianembassies(where,becauseofhiswealth,hegainedintroduction),andatthenewlyestablishedItalianCourt,heencounteredatadistancecharmingsocialfiguresofconsiderablesignificanceItaliancountesses,Englishladiesofhighdegree,talentedAmericanwomenofstrongartisticandsocialproclivities.Asaruletheywerequicktorecognizethecharmofhismanner,theincisivenessandgripofhismind,andtoestimateatallitsworththehighindividualityofhissoul;buthecouldalsoalwaysseethatAileenwasnotsoacceptable.Shewastoorichinherentourage,tooshowy.Herglowinghealthandbeautywasaspeciesofaffronttothepaler,moresublimatedsoulsofmanywhowerenotinthemselvesunattractive.

           "Isn’tthatthetypicalAmericanforyou,"heheardawomanremark,atoneofthoselarge,verygeneralcourtreceptionstowhichsomanyarefreelyadmitted,andtowhichAileenhadbeendeterminedtogo.HewasstandingasidetalkingtoanacquaintancehehadmadeanEnglish-speakingGreekbankerstoppingattheGrandHotelwhileAileenpromenadedwiththebanker’swife.ThespeakerwasanEnglishwoman."Sogaudy,soself-conscious,andsonaive!"

           Cowperwoodturnedtolook.

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