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The Coming of Stephanie Platow

           Atthesametimeshehadanaffectionandanadmirationforthemanwhichgrippedherinspiteofherself.

           Youhave,perhaps,picturedtoyourselfthemoodofsomegeneralwhohasperhapssufferedagreatdefeat;theemployeewhoafteryearsoffaithfulservicefindshimselfdischarged.Whatshalllifesaytothelovingwhentheirloveisnolongerofanyvalue,whenallthathasbeenplaceduponthealtarofaffectionhasbeenfoundtobeavainsacrifice?Philosophy?Givethattodollstoplaywith.Religion?Seekfirstthemetaphysical-minded.Aileenwasnolongerthelithe,forceful,dynamicgirlof1865,whenCowperwoodfirstmether.Shewasstillbeautiful,itistrue,afair,full-blown,matronlycreaturenotmorethanthirty-five,lookingperhapsthirty,feeling,alas,thatshewasagirlandstillasattractiveasever.Itisagrimthingtoawoman,howeverfortunatelyplaced,torealizethatageiscreepingon,andthatlove,thatsingingwill-o’-the-wisp,isfadingintotheultimatedark.Aileen,withinthehourofhergreatesttriumph,hadseenlovedie.Itwasuselesstotellherself,asshedidsometimes,thatitmightcomeback,revive.Herultimatelyrealistictemperamenttoldherthiscouldneverbe.ThoughshehadroutedRitaSohlberg,shewasfullyawarethatCowperwood’soriginalconstancywasgone.Shewasnolongerhappy.Lovewasdead.

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