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American Match

           "Theycan’ttakethisupforyou?Isthatit?Saturated?"

           "Saturated,"agreedMr.Stackpole,dully."Butthere’sonethingI’dhavetostipulateinacceptingaloanonthese.Notasharemustbethrownonthemarket,or,atleast,notbeforeIhavefailedtorespondtoyourcall.IhaveunderstoodthatthereisalittlefeelingbetweenyouandMr.HandandtheothergentlemenIhavementioned.But,asIsayandI’mtalkingperfectlyfranklynowI’minacorner,andit’sanyportinastorm.IfyouwanttohelpmeI’llmakethebesttermsIcan,andIwon’tforgetthefavor."

           Heopenedthebagandbegantotakeoutthesecuritieslonggreenish-yellowbundles,tightlygrippedinthecenterbythickelasticbands.Theywereinbundlesofonethousandshareseach.SinceStackpolehalfprofferedthemtohim,Cowperwoodtooktheminonehandandlightlyweighedthemupanddown.

           "I’msorry,Mr.Stackpole,"hesaid,sympathetically,afteramomentofapparentreflection,"butIcannotpossiblyhelpyouinthismatter.I’mtooinvolvedinotherthingsmyself,andIdonotoftenindulgeinstock-peculationsofanykind.Ihavenoparticularmalicetowardanyoneofthegentlemenyoumention.Idonottroubletodislikeallwhodislikeme.Imight,ofcourse,ifIchose,takethesestocksandpaythemoutandthrowthemonthemarketto-morrow,butIhavenodesiretodoanythingofthesort.

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