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A Reconnoiter

           Therewereshortandlongmen,leanandstout,darkandblondmen,witheyesandjawswhichvariedfromthoseofthetiger,lynx,andbeartothoseofthefox,thetolerantmastiff,andthesurlybulldog.Therewerenoweaklingsinthisselectedcompany.

           Mr.ArneelandMr.AddisonCowperwoodapprovedofhighlyasshrewd,concentratedmen.AnotherwhointerestedhimwasAnsonMerrill,asmall,polite,recherchesoul,suggestingmansionsandfootmenandremoteluxurygenerally,whowaspointedoutbyAddisonasthefamousdry-goodsprinceofthatname,quitetheleadingmerchant,intheretailandwholesalesense,inChicago.

           StillanotherwasaMr.Rambaud,pioneerrailroadman,towhomAddison,smilingjocosely,observed:"Mr.CowperwoodisonfromPhiladelphia,Mr.Rambaud,tryingtofindoutwhetherhewantstoloseanymoneyouthere.Can’tyousellhimsomeofthatbadlandyouhaveupintheNorthwest?"

           Rambaudaspare,pale,black-beardedmanofmuchforceandexactness,dressed,asCowperwoodobserved,inmuchbettertastethansomeoftheotherslookedatCowperwoodshrewdlybutinagentlemanly,retiringway,withagracious,enigmaticsmile.Hecaughtaglanceinreturnwhichhecouldnotpossiblyforget.TheeyesofCowperwoodsaidmorethananywordsevercould.InsteadofjestingfaintlyMr.RambauddecidedtoexplainsomethingsabouttheNorthwest.PerhapsthisPhiladelphianmightbeinterested.

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