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Love and War

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           AlexanderRambaud,whowasanadmirerandfollowerofCowperwood’s,wonderedwhetherthepaperswerelying,whetheritreallycouldbetruethatCowperwoodhadaseriouspoliticalcompactwithMcKentywhichwouldallowhimtowalkrough-shodoverpublicopinion.RambaudconsideredCowperwood’spropositionsosaneandreasonablethathecouldnotunderstandwhythereshouldbeseriousopposition,orwhyCowperwoodandMcKentyshouldhavetoresorttosuchmethods.

           However,thestreetsrequisitefortheloopweregranted.Thetunnelwasleasedforninehundredandninety-nineyearsatthenominalsumoffivethousanddollarsperyear.ItwasunderstoodthattheoldbridgesoverState,Dearborn,andClarkstreetsshouldbeputinrepairorremoved;buttherewas"ajoker"insertedelsewherewhichnullifiedthis.InstantlytherewerestormyoutburstsintheChronicle,Inquirer,andGlobe;butCowperwood,whenhereadthem,merelysmiled."Letthemgrumble,"hesaidtohimself."Iputaveryreasonablepropositionbeforethem.Whyshouldtheycomplain?I’mdoingmorenowthantheChicagoCityRailway.It’sjealousy,that’sall.IfSchryhartorMerrillhadaskedforit,therewouldhavebeennocomplaint.McKentycalledattheofficesoftheChicagoTrustCompanytocongratulateCowperwood."TheboysdidasIthoughttheywould,"hesaid."Ihadtobethere,though,forIheardsomeonesaythatabouttenofthemintendedtoditchusatthelastmoment."

           "Goodwork,goodwork!"repliedCowperwood,cheerfully.

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