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"
A
gentleman
to
see
me
!
"
exclaimed
Aileen
,
astonished
and
paling
.
"
Are
you
sure
?
"
"
Yes
;
he
says
he
wants
to
see
you
.
There
are
several
other
men
with
him
.
I
think
it
's
some
one
who
belongs
to
you
,
maybe
.
"
Aileen
realized
on
the
instant
,
as
did
Cowperwood
,
what
had
in
all
likelihood
happened
.
Butler
or
Mrs.
Cowperwood
had
trailed
them
--
in
all
probability
her
father
.
He
wondered
now
what
he
should
do
to
protect
her
,
not
himself
.
He
was
in
no
way
deeply
concerned
for
himself
,
even
here
.
Where
any
woman
was
concerned
he
was
too
chivalrous
to
permit
fear
.
It
was
not
at
all
improbable
that
Butler
might
want
to
kill
him
;
but
that
did
not
disturb
him
.
He
really
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
that
thought
,
and
he
was
not
armed
.
"
I
'll
dress
and
go
down
,
"
he
said
,
when
he
saw
Aileen
's
pale
face
.
"
You
stay
here
.
And
do
n't
you
worry
in
any
way
for
I
'll
get
you
out
of
this
--
now
,
do
n't
worry
.
This
is
my
affair
.
I
got
you
in
it
and
I
'll
get
you
out
of
it
.
"
He
went
for
his
hat
and
coat
and
added
,
as
he
did
so
,
"
You
go
ahead
and
dress
;
but
let
me
go
first
.
"
Aileen
,
the
moment
the
door
closed
,
had
begun
to
put
on
her
clothes
swiftly
and
nervously
.
Her
mind
was
working
like
a
rapidly
moving
machine
.
She
was
wondering
whether
this
really
could
be
her
father
.
Perhaps
it
was
not
.
Might
there
be
some
other
Mrs.
Montague
--
a
real
one
?
Supposing
it
was
her
father
--
he
had
been
so
nice
to
her
in
not
telling
the
family
,
in
keeping
her
secret
thus
far
.
He
loved
her
--
she
knew
that
.
It
makes
all
the
difference
in
the
world
in
a
child
's
attitude
on
an
occasion
like
this
whether
she
has
been
loved
and
petted
and
spoiled
,
or
the
reverse
.
Aileen
had
been
loved
and
petted
and
spoiled
.
She
could
not
think
of
her
father
doing
anything
terrible
physically
to
her
or
to
any
one
else
.
But
it
was
so
hard
to
confront
him
--
to
look
into
his
eyes
.
When
she
had
attained
a
proper
memory
of
him
,
her
fluttering
wits
told
her
what
to
do
.
"
No
,
Frank
,
"
she
whispered
,
excitedly
;
"
if
it
's
father
,
you
'd
better
let
me
go
.
I
know
how
to
talk
to
him
.
He
wo
n't
say
anything
to
me
.
You
stay
here
.
I
'm
not
afraid
--
really
,
I
'm
not
.
If
I
want
you
,
I
'll
call
you
.
"
He
had
come
over
and
taken
her
pretty
chin
in
his
hands
,
and
was
looking
solemnly
into
her
eyes
.
"
You
must
n't
be
afraid
,
"
he
said
.
"
I
'll
go
down
.
If
it
's
your
father
,
you
can
go
away
with
him
.
I
do
n't
think
he
'll
do
anything
either
to
you
or
to
me
.
If
it
is
he
,
write
me
something
at
the
office
.
I
'll
be
there
.
If
I
can
help
you
in
any
way
,
I
will
.
We
can
fix
up
something
.
There
's
no
use
trying
to
explain
this
.
Say
nothing
at
all
.
"
He
had
on
his
coat
and
overcoat
,
and
was
standing
with
his
hat
in
his
hand
.
Aileen
was
nearly
dressed
,
struggling
with
the
row
of
red
current-colored
buttons
which
fastened
her
dress
in
the
back
.
Cowperwood
helped
her
.
When
she
was
ready
--
hat
,
gloves
,
and
all
--
he
said
:
