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Aileen’s Last Card

           Whatwerethoseeyes,soremoteintheirgaze,surveying?Love?Cowperwood?Yes!Yes!Goneinaflash,andpermanently,asitseemedtoAileen,wasthevalueofthishouse,herdreamofanewsocialentrance.Andshehadalreadysufferedsomuch;enduredsomuch.Cowperwoodbeingabsentforafortnight,shemopedinherroom,sighed,raged,andthenbegantodrink.FinallyshesentforanactorwhohadoncepaidattentiontoherinChicago,andwhomshehadlatermethereinthecircleofthetheaters.Shewasnotsomuchburningwithlustasdeterminedinherdrunkengloomthatshewouldhaverevenge.Fordaystherefollowedanorgy,inwhichwine,bestiality,mutualrecrimination,hatred,anddespairwereinvolved.Soberingeventually,shewonderedwhatCowperwoodwouldthinkofhernowifheknewthis?Couldheeverloveheranymore?Couldheeventolerateher?Butwhatdidhecare?Itservedhimright,thedog!Shewouldshowhim,shewouldwreckhisdream,shewouldmakeherownlifeascandal,andhistoo!Shewouldshamehimbeforealltheworld.Heshouldneverhaveadivorce!Heshouldneverbeabletomarryagirllikethatandleaveheralonenever,never,never!WhenCowperwoodreturnedshesnarledathimwithoutvouchsafinganexplanation.

           Hesuspectedatoncethatshehadbeenspyinguponhismanoeuvers.Moreover,hedidnotfailtonoticeherheavyeyes,superheatedcheeks,andsicklybreath.

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