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She
would
see
how
many
cards
were
left
.
There
were
just
three
.
That
was
the
end
.
She
realized
that
her
"
at
homes
"
were
a
notable
failure
.
At
the
same
time
Cowperwood
was
not
to
be
spared
his
share
in
the
distrust
and
social
opposition
which
was
now
rampant
.
His
first
inkling
of
the
true
state
of
affairs
came
in
connection
with
a
dinner
which
,
on
the
strength
of
an
old
invitation
,
they
unfortunately
attended
at
a
time
when
Aileen
was
still
uncertain
.
It
had
been
originally
arranged
by
the
Sunderland
Sledds
,
who
were
not
so
much
socially
,
and
who
at
the
time
it
occurred
were
as
yet
unaware
of
the
ugly
gossip
going
about
,
or
at
least
of
society
's
new
attitude
toward
the
Cowperwoods
.
At
this
time
it
was
understood
by
nearly
all
--
the
Simms
,
Candas
,
Cottons
,
and
Kingslands
--
that
a
great
mistake
had
been
made
,
and
that
the
Cowperwoods
were
by
no
means
admissible
.
To
this
particular
dinner
a
number
of
people
,
whom
the
latter
knew
,
had
been
invited
.
Uniformly
all
,
when
they
learned
or
recalled
that
the
Cowperwoods
were
expected
,
sent
eleventh-hour
regrets
--
"
so
sorry
.
"
Outside
the
Sledds
there
was
only
one
other
couple
--
the
Stanislau
Hoecksemas
,
for
whom
the
Cowperwoods
did
not
particularly
care
.
It
was
a
dull
evening
.
Aileen
complained
of
a
headache
,
and
they
went
home
.
Very
shortly
afterward
,
at
a
reception
given
by
their
neighbors
,
the
Haatstaedts
,
to
which
they
had
long
since
been
invited
,
there
was
an
evident
shyness
in
regard
to
them
,
quite
new
in
its
aspect
,
although
the
hosts
themselves
were
still
friendly
enough
.
Previous
to
this
,
when
strangers
of
prominence
had
been
present
at
an
affair
of
this
kind
they
were
glad
to
be
brought
over
to
the
Cowperwoods
,
who
were
always
conspicuous
because
of
Aileen
's
beauty
.
On
this
day
,
for
no
reason
obvious
to
Aileen
or
Cowperwood
(
although
both
suspected
)
,
introductions
were
almost
uniformly
refused
.
There
were
a
number
who
knew
them
,
and
who
talked
casually
,
but
the
general
tendency
on
the
part
of
all
was
to
steer
clear
of
them
.
Cowperwood
sensed
the
difficulty
at
once
.
"
I
think
we
'd
better
leave
early
,
"
he
remarked
to
Aileen
,
after
a
little
while
.
"
This
is
n't
very
interesting
.
"
They
returned
to
their
own
home
,
and
Cowperwood
to
avoid
discussion
went
down-town
.
He
did
not
care
to
say
what
he
thought
of
this
as
yet
.
It
was
previous
to
a
reception
given
by
the
Union
League
that
the
first
real
blow
was
struck
at
him
personally
,
and
that
in
a
roundabout
way
.
Addison
,
talking
to
him
at
the
Lake
National
Bank
one
morning
,
had
said
quite
confidentially
,
and
out
of
a
clear
sky
:
"
I
want
to
tell
you
something
,
Cowperwood
.
You
know
by
now
something
about
Chicago
society
.
You
also
know
where
I
stand
in
regard
to
some
things
you
told
me
about
your
past
when
I
first
met
you
.
Well
,
there
's
a
lot
of
talk
going
around
about
you
now
in
regard
to
all
that
,
and
these
two
clubs
to
which
you
and
I
belong
are
filled
with
a
lot
of
two-faced
,
double-breasted
hypocrites
who
've
been
stirred
up
by
this
talk
of
conspiracy
in
the
papers
.
There
are
four
or
five
stockholders
of
the
old
companies
who
are
members
,
and
they
are
trying
to
drive
you
out
.
They
've
looked
up
that
story
you
told
me
,
and
they
're
talking
about
filing
charges
with
the
house
committees
at
both
places
.
Now
,
nothing
can
come
of
it
in
either
case
--
they
've
been
talking
to
me
;
but
when
this
next
reception
comes
along
you
'll
know
what
to
do
.
They
'll
have
to
extend
you
an
invitation
;
but
they
wo
n't
mean
it
.
"
(
Cowperwood
understood
.
)
"
This
whole
thing
is
certain
to
blow
over
,
in
my
judgment
;
it
will
if
I
have
anything
to
do
with
it
;
but
for
the
present
--
"
He
stared
at
Cowperwood
in
a
friendly
way
.
