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It
was
a
cheerless
afternoon
in
November
,
when
Alderson
,
duly
informed
of
the
presence
of
Aileen
and
Cowperwood
in
the
South
Sixth
Street
house
by
the
detective
on
guard
drove
rapidly
up
to
Butler
's
office
and
invited
him
to
come
with
him
.
Yet
even
now
Butler
could
scarcely
believe
that
he
was
to
find
his
daughter
there
.
The
shame
of
it
.
The
horror
.
What
would
he
say
to
her
?
How
reproach
her
?
What
would
he
do
to
Cowperwood
?
His
large
hands
shook
as
he
thought
.
They
drove
rapidly
to
within
a
few
doors
of
the
place
,
where
a
second
detective
on
guard
across
the
street
approached
.
Butler
and
Alderson
descended
from
the
vehicle
,
and
together
they
approached
the
door
.
It
was
now
almost
four-thirty
in
the
afternoon
.
In
a
room
within
the
house
,
Cowperwood
,
his
coat
and
vest
off
,
was
listening
to
Aileen
's
account
of
her
troubles
.
The
room
in
which
they
were
sitting
at
the
time
was
typical
of
the
rather
commonplace
idea
of
luxury
which
then
prevailed
.
Most
of
the
"
sets
"
of
furniture
put
on
the
market
for
general
sale
by
the
furniture
companies
were
,
when
they
approached
in
any
way
the
correct
idea
of
luxury
,
imitations
of
one
of
the
Louis
periods
.
The
curtains
were
always
heavy
,
frequently
brocaded
,
and
not
infrequently
red
.
The
carpets
were
richly
flowered
in
high
colors
with
a
thick
,
velvet
nap
.
The
furniture
,
of
whatever
wood
it
might
be
made
,
was
almost
invariably
heavy
,
floriated
,
and
cumbersome
.
This
room
contained
a
heavily
constructed
bed
of
walnut
,
with
washstand
,
bureau
,
and
wardrobe
to
match
.
A
large
,
square
mirror
in
a
gold
frame
was
hung
over
the
washstand
.
Some
poor
engravings
of
landscapes
and
several
nude
figures
were
hung
in
gold
frames
on
the
wall
.
The
gilt-framed
chairs
were
upholstered
in
pink-and-white-flowered
brocade
,
with
polished
brass
tacks
.
The
carpet
was
of
thick
Brussels
,
pale
cream
and
pink
in
hue
,
with
large
blue
jardinieres
containing
flowers
woven
in
as
ornaments
.
The
general
effect
was
light
,
rich
,
and
a
little
stuffy
.
"
You
know
I
get
desperately
frightened
,
sometimes
,
"
said
Aileen
.
"
Father
might
be
watching
us
,
you
know
.
I
've
often
wondered
what
I
'd
do
if
he
caught
us
.
I
could
n't
lie
out
of
this
,
could
I
?
"
"
You
certainly
could
n't
,
"
said
Cowperwood
,
who
never
failed
to
respond
to
the
incitement
of
her
charms
.
She
had
such
lovely
smooth
arms
,
a
full
,
luxuriously
tapering
throat
and
neck
;
her
golden-red
hair
floated
like
an
aureole
about
her
head
,
and
her
large
eyes
sparkled
.
The
wondrous
vigor
of
a
full
womanhood
was
hers
--
errant
,
ill-balanced
,
romantic
,
but
exquisite
,
"
but
you
might
as
well
not
cross
that
bridge
until
you
come
to
it
,
"
he
continued
.
"
I
myself
have
been
thinking
that
we
had
better
not
go
on
with
this
for
the
present
.
That
letter
ought
to
have
been
enough
to
stop
us
for
the
time
.
"
He
came
over
to
where
she
stood
by
the
dressing-table
,
adjusting
her
hair
.
"
You
're
such
a
pretty
minx
,
"
he
said
.
He
slipped
his
arm
about
her
and
kissed
her
pretty
mouth
.
"
Nothing
sweeter
than
you
this
side
of
Paradise
,
"
he
whispered
in
her
ear
.
While
this
was
enacting
,
Butler
and
the
extra
detective
had
stepped
out
of
sight
,
to
one
side
of
the
front
door
of
the
house
,
while
Alderson
,
taking
the
lead
,
rang
the
bell
.
A
negro
servant
appeared
.
"
Is
Mrs.
Davis
in
?
"
he
asked
,
genially
,
using
the
name
of
the
woman
in
control
.
"
I
'd
like
to
see
her
.
"
