She thought of this, and the next day went to work meditatively.
Cowperwood, engrossed in his own plans, was not thinking of her at present.

He was thinking of the next moves in his interesting gas war.
And Aileen, seeing her one day, merely considered her an underling.
The woman in business was such a novelty that as yet she was declasse.
Aileen really thought nothing of Antoinette at all.
Somewhat over a year after Cowperwood had become intimate with Mrs.
Sohlberg his rather practical business relations with Antoinette Nowak took on a more intimate color.

What shall we say of this--that he had already wearied of Mrs.Sohlberg?
Not in the least.

He was desperately fond of her.

Or that he despised Aileen, whom he was thus grossly deceiving?
Not at all.