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A New Retainer

           IfIwerethisgaswarwouldhavebeenadjustedlongago.ThesegentlemenwhoaresowillingtoreorganizethroughMr.SchryhartarelargelyopposedtomebecauseIamcomparativelyastrangerinChicagoandnotintheirset.IfIwere"—hemovedhishandslightly—"Idon’tsupposeIwouldbeherethiseveningaskingforyourfavor,althoughthatdoesnotsaythatIamnotgladtobehere,orthatIwouldnotbegladtoworkwithyouinanywaythatImight.Circumstancessimplyhavenotthrownmeacrossyourpathbefore."

           AshetalkedhiseyefixedMcKentysteadily,almostinnocently;andthelatter,followinghimclearly,feltallthewhilethathewaslisteningtoastrange,able,dark,andveryforcefulman.Therewasnobeatingaboutthebushhere,nosqueamishnessofspirit,andyettherewassubtletythekindMcKentyliked.WhilehewasamusedbyCowperwood’scasualreferencetothesilkstockingswhowerekeepinghimout,itappealedtohim.Hecaughtthepointofviewaswellastheintentionofit.Cowperwoodrepresentedanewandratherpleasingtypeoffinanciertohim.Evidently,hewastravelinginablecompanyifonecouldbelievethemenwhohadintroducedhimsowarmly.McKenty,asCowperwoodwaswellaware,hadpersonallynointerestintheoldcompaniesandalsothoughthishedidnotsaynoparticularsympathywiththem.Theywerejustremotefinancialcorporationstohim,payingpoliticaltributeondemand,expectingpoliticalfavorsinreturn.

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