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Chapter XXIV

           Itwasstrangetohimthathisfatherdidnotseeitandresentit.

           "Youseewhatitis,father,"hesaid,dramatically,afteratime."Cowperwood’sbeenusingthismoneyofStener’stopickupstocks,andhe’sinahole.Ifithadn’tbeenforthisfirehe’dhavegotawaywithit;butnowhewantsyouandSimpsonandMollenhauerandtheotherstopullhimout.He’sanicefellow,andIlikehimfairlywell;butyou’reafoolifyoudoashewantsyouto.Hehasmorethanbelongstohimalready.IheardtheotherdaythathehastheFrontStreetline,andalmostallofGreenandCoates;andthatheandStenerowntheSeventeenthandNineteenth;butIdidn’tbelieveit.I’vebeenintendingtoaskyouaboutit.IthinkCowperwoodhasamajorityforhimselfstowedawaysomewhereineveryinstance.Stenerisjustapawn.Hemoveshimaroundwherehepleases."

           Owen’seyesgleamedavariciously,opposingly.Cowperwoodoughttobepunished,soldout,drivenoutofthestreet-railwaybusinessinwhichOwenwasanxioustorise.

           "Nowyouknow,"observedButler,thicklyandsolemnly,"Ialwaysthoughtthatyoungfellywasclever,butIhardlythoughthewasascleverasallthat.Sothat’shisgame.You’reprettyshrewdyourself,aren’tyou?Well,wecanfixthat,ifwethinkwellofit.Butthere’smorethanthattoallthis.Youdon’twanttoforgettheRepublicanparty.Oursuccessgoeswiththesuccessofthat,youknow"andhepausedandlookedathisson.

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