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           Tellhimthatwearehereinexecutivesession."

           "Ithinkhemighttakeitmoreseriouslyifyouspoketohim,Timothy,"repliedMerrill.

           Arneel,beingalwaysamanofaction,aroseandlefttheroom,seekingatelephonewhichwaslocatedinasmallworkroomorofficedenonthesamefloor,wherehecouldtalkwithoutfearofbeingoverheard.

           Sittinginhislibraryonthisparticularevening,andstudyingthedetailsofhalfadozenart-catalogueswhichhadaccumulatedduringtheweek,CowperwoodwasdecidedlyconsciousoftheprobablecollapseofAmericanMatchonthemorrow.ThroughhisbrokersandagentshewaswellawarethataconferencewasonatthishouratthehouseofArneel.Morethanonceduringthedayhehadseenbankersandbrokerswhowereanxiousaboutpossibleshrinkageinconnectionwithvarioushypothecatedsecurities,andto-nighthisvalethadcalledhimtothe‘phonehalfadozentimestotalkwithAddison,withKaffrath,withabrokerbythenameofProsserwhohadsucceededLaughlininactivecontrolofhisprivatespeculations,andalso,beitsaid,withseveralofthebankswhosepresidentswereatthisparticularconference.IfCowperwoodwashated,mistrusted,orfearedbytheoverlordsoftheseinstitutions,suchwasbynomeansthecasewiththeunderlings,someofwhom,throughbeingmerelycivil,werehopefulofsecuringmaterialbenefitsfromhimatsomefuturetime.Withafeelingofamusedsatisfactionhewasmeditatinguponhowheavilyandneatlyhehadcounteredonhisenemies.

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