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“Man and Superman”

           Cowperwoodwasnotinsane;thateverywordshesaidwastrue;thatIhadbeenmisconductingmyselfwithyourwife?Whatofit?Whatwillyoudo?"

           HelookedatSohlbergsmoothly,ironically,whilethelatterflaredup.

           "Haw!"heshouted,melodramatically."Why,Iwouldkeelyou,that’swhatIwoulddo.Iwouldkeelher.Iweelmakeaterriblescene.Justletmeknawthatthisisso,andthensee!"

           "Exactly,"repliedCowperwood,grimly."Ithoughtso.Ibelieveyou.ForthatreasonIhavecomepreparedtoserveyouinjustthewayyouwish."Hereachedinhiscoatandtookouttwosmallrevolvers,whichhehadtakenfromadrawerathomeforthisverypurpose.Theygleamedinthedark."Doyouseethese?"hecontinued."Iamgoingtosaveyouthetroubleoffurtherinvestigation,Mr.Sohlberg.EverywordthatMrs.Cowperwoodsaidto-nightandIamsayingthiswithafullunderstandingofwhatthismeanstoyouandtomeistrue.SheisnomoreinsanethanIam.YourwifehasbeenlivinginanapartmentwithmeontheNorthSideformonths,thoughyoucannotprovethat.Shedoesnotloveyou,butme.Nowifyouwanttokillmehereisagun."Heextendedhishand."Takeyourchoice.IfIamtodieyoumightaswelldiewithme."

           Hesaiditsocoolly,sofirmly,thatSohlberg,whowasaninnatecoward,andwhohadnomoredesiretodiethananyotherhealthyanimal,paled.Thelookofcoldsteelwastoomuch.Thehandthatpressedthemonhimwashardandfirm.

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