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A Franchise Obtained

           Atthesametimehecouldnotverywellrefuse,forherewasMrs.Brandon,thecharmingandunscrupulouscreature,playingintothehandsofCowperwood.Ifhecouldonlymeether,begofher,plead;butwherewasshe?Hehadnotseenherformonthsandmonths.CouldhegotoHandandconfessall?ButHandwasahard,cold,moralmanalso.Oh,Lord!Oh,Lord!Hewonderedandthought,andsighedandponderedallwithoutavail.

           Pitythepoorearthlingcaughtinthetoilsofthemorallaw.Inanothercountry,perhaps,inanotherday,anotherage,suchasituationwouldhavebeencapableofasolution,onenotutterlydestructivetoMr.Sluss,andnotentirelyfavorabletoamanlikeCowperwood.ButhereintheUnitedStates,hereinChicago,theethicalveritieswouldall,asheknew,belinedupagainsthim.WhatLakeViewwouldthink,whathispastorwouldthink,whatHandandallhismoralassociateswouldthinkah,theseweretheterrible,theincontrovertibleconsequencesofhislapsefromvirtue.

           Atfouro’clock,afterMr.Slusshadwanderedforhoursinthesnowandcold,belaboringhimselfforafoolandaknave,andwhileCowperwoodwassittingathisdesksigningpapers,contemplatingaglowingfire,andwonderingwhetherthemayorwoulddeemitadvisabletoputinanappearance,hisofficedooropenedandoneofhistrimstenographersenteredannouncingMr.ChaffeeThayerSluss.

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