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Chapter XIV

           Hewasdapper,inclinedtonoticeableclothingapairofstripedtrousers,awhitevest,ablackcutawaycoatandahighsilkhat.Hismarkedlyornamentalshoeswerealwayspolishedtoperfection,andhisimmaculateappearancegavehimthenicknameof"TheDude"amongsome.Neverthelesshewasquiteableonasmallscale,andwaswelllikedbymany.

           Histwoclosestassociates,Messrs.ThomasWycroftandJacobHarmon,wereratherlessattractiveandlessbrilliant.JacobHarmonwasathickwitsocially,butnofoolfinancially.Hewasbigandratherdolefultolookupon,withsandybrownhairandbrowneyes,butfairlyintelligent,andabsolutelywillingtoapproveanythingwhichwasnottoobroadinitscrookednessandwhichwouldaffordhimsufficientprotectiontokeephimoutoftheclutchesofthelaw.Hewasreallynotsocunningasdullandanxioustogetalong.

           ThomasWycroft,thelastofthisusefulbutminortriumvirate,wasatall,leanman,candle-waxy,hollow-eyed,gauntofface,pathetictolookatphysically,butshrewd.Hewasaniron-molderbytradeandhadgottenintopoliticsmuchasStenerhadbecausehewasuseful;andhehadmanagedtomakesomemoneyviathistriumvirateofwhichStrobikwastheringleader,andwhichwasengagedinvariouspeculiarbusinesseswhichwillnowbeindicated.

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