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An Overture to Conflict

           Coulditbepossible,shekeptaskingherself,thatCowperwoodhadbecomeinterestedinhisownstenographer?ThefactthattheofficeassumedthathewasoutoftownandthatAntoinettewasnottheregaveherpause.LaughlinquiteinnocentlyinformedherthathethoughtMissNowakhadgonetooneofthelibrariestomakeupcertainreports.Itleftherindoubt.

           WhatwasAileentothink?HermoodsandaspirationswerelinkedsocloselywiththeloveandsuccessofCowperwoodthatshecouldnot,inspiteofherself,buttakefireattheleastthoughtoflosinghim.Hehimselfwonderedsometimes,ashethreadedthemesh-likepathsofsex,whatshewoulddoonceshediscoveredhisvariantconduct.Indeed,therehadbeenlittleoccasionalsquabbles,notsharp,butsuggestive,whenhewastriflingaboutwithMrs.Kittridge,Mrs.Ledwell,andothers.Therewere,asmaybeimagined,fromtimetotimeabsences,briefandunimportant,whichheexplainedeasily,passionalindifferenceswhichwerenotexplainedsoeasily,andthelike;butsincehisaffectionswerenotreallyinvolvedinanyofthoseinstances,hehadmanagedtosmooththematteroverquitenicely.

           "Whydoyousaythat?"hewoulddemand,whenshesuggested,aproposofatriporadaywhenshehadnotbeenwithhim,thattheremighthavebeenanother."Youknowtherehasn’t.IfIamgoinginforthatsortofthingyou’lllearnitfastenough.EvenifIdid,itwouldn’tmeanthatIwasunfaithfultoyouspiritually.

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