The Die is Cast

           Thesignificanceofthisvisitwasnotlonginmanifestingitself.Atthetop,inlargeaffairs,lifegoesoffintoalmostinexplicabletanglesofpersonalities.Mr.McKenty,nowthatthematterhadbeencalledtohisattention,wasinterestedtolearnaboutthisgassituationfromallsideswhetheritmightnotbemoreprofitabletodealwiththeSchryhartendoftheargument,andsoon.ButhiseventualconclusionwasthatCowperwood’splan,ashehadoutlinedit,wasthemostfeasibleforpoliticalpurposes,largelybecausetheSchryhartfaction,notbeinginapositionwheretheyneededtoaskthecitycouncilforanythingatpresent,weresoobtuseastoforgettomakeoverturesofanykindtothebucaneeringforcesattheCityHall.

           WhenCowperwoodnextcametoMcKenty’shousethelatterwasinareceptiveframeofmind."Well,"hesaid,afterafewgenialpreliminaryremarks,"I’vebeenlearningwhat’sgoingon.Yourpropositionisfairenough.Organizeyourcompany,andarrangeyourplanconditionally.Thenintroduceyourordinance,andwe’llseewhatcanbedone."Theywentintoalong,intimatediscussionastohowtheforthcomingstockshouldbedivided,howitwastobeheldinescrowbyafavoritebankofMr.McKenty’suntilthetermsoftheagreementundertheeventualaffiliationwiththeoldcompaniesorthenewunioncompanyshouldbefulfilled,anddetailsofthatsort.Itwasratheracomplicatedarrangement,notassatisfactorytoCowperwoodasitmighthavebeen,butsatisfactoryinthatitpermittedhimtowin.

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