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Aileen’s Last Card

           Whateveryoucoulddotomakemeunhappyyouhavedone,andnowyoutalkofmybeinghappierawayfromyou.Cleverboy,you!IknowyouthewayIknowmytenfingers.Youdon’tdeceivemeatanytimeinanywayanymore.Ican’tdoanythingaboutit.Ican’tstopyoufrommakingafoolofyourselfwitheverywomanyoumeet,andhavingpeopletalkfromoneendofthecountrytotheother.Why,forawomantobeseenwithyouisenoughtofixherreputationforever.RightnowallBroadwayknowsyou’rerunningafterBereniceFleming.Hernamewillsoonbeassweetasthoseoftheothersyou’vehad.Shemightaswellgiveherselftoyou.Ifsheeverhadadecentreputationit’sgonebynow,youcandependuponthat.

           TheseremarksirritatedCowperwoodgreatlyenragedhimparticularlyherreferencestoBerenice.Whatwereyoutodowithsuchawoman?hethought.Hertonguewasbecomingunbearable;herspeechinitspersistenceandforcewasthatofatermagant.Surely,surely,hehadmadeagreatmistakeinmarryingher.Atthesametimethecontrolofherwaslargelyinhisownhandsevenyet.

           "Aileen,"hesaid,coolly,attheendofherspeech,"youtalktoomuch.Yourave.You’regrowingvulgar,Ibelieve.Nowletmetellyousomething."Andhefixedherwithahard,quietingeye."Ihavenoapologiestomake.Thinkwhatyouplease.Iknowwhyyousaywhatyoudo.Buthereisthepoint.Iwantyoutogetitstraightandclear.Itmaymakesomedifferenceeventuallyifyou’reanykindofawomanatall.

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