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Hestopped,becausetheotherswerelookingathimseverely,inreproofforthebreachofanunwrittenlaw:onedidnotmentionafailureofthiskind,onedidnotdiscussthemysteriouswaysofJim’spowerfulfriendshipsorwhytheyhadfailedhim.
"Factis,"saidMr.Weatherbyeasily,"thatMr.Mouchsentmeheretodiscussthedemandoftherailwayunionsforaraiseinwagesandthedemandoftheshippersforacutinrates."
Hesaiditinatoneofcasualfirmness;heknewthatallthesemenhadknownit,thatthedemandshadbeendiscussedinthenewspapersformonths;heknewthatthedreadinthesemen’smindswasnotofthefact,butofhisnamingit—asifthefacthadnotexisted,buthiswordsheldthepowertomakeitexist;heknewthattheyhadwaitedtoseewhetherhewouldexercisethatpower;hewaslettingthemknowthathewould.
Theirsituationwarrantedanoutcryofprotest;therewasnone;nobodyansweredhim.ThenJamesTaggartsaidinthatbiting,nervoustonewhichisintendedtoconveyanger,butmerelyconfessesuncertainty,"Iwouldn’texaggeratetheimportanceofBuzzyWattsoftheNationalShippersCouncil.He’sbeenmakingalotofnoiseandgivingalotofexpensivedinnersinWashington,butIwouldn’tadvisetakingittooseriously."
"Oh,Idon’tknow,"saidMr.Weatherby.
"Listen,Clem,IdoknowthatWesleyrefusedtoseehimlastweek."
"That’strue.
