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Cowperwood and the Governor

           

           "Governor,Ihavecomeherethismorningtobribeyou,ifIcan.Idonotagreewithyourideals;inthelastanalysisIdonotbelievethattheywillwork.IamsureIdonotbelieveinmostofthethingsthatyoubelievein.LifeisdifferentatbottomperhapsfromwhateitheryouorImaythink.Justthesame,ascomparedwithothermen,Isympathizewithyou.Iwillloanyouthatonehundredthousanddollarsandtwoorthreeorfourhundredthousanddollarsmorebesidesifyouwish.Youneedneverpaymeadollaroryoucanifyouwish.Suityourself.InthatblackbagwhichJudgeDickensheetsbroughthereyesterday,andwhichisinyoursafe,isthreehundredthousanddollarsincash.Hedidnothavethecouragetomentionit.Signthebillandletmebeatthemenwhoaretryingtobeatme.IwillsupportyouinthefuturewithanyamountofmoneyorinfluencethatIcanbringtobearinanypoliticalcontestyoumaychoosetoenter,stateornational."

           Cowperwood’seyesglowedlikealarge,genialcollie’s.Therewasasuggestionofsympatheticappealinthem,richanddeep,and,evenmorethanthat,aphilosophicperceptionofineffablethings.Swansonarose."Youreallydon’tmeantosaythatyouaretryingtobribemeopenly,doyou?"heinquired.Inspiteofaconventionalimpulsetoburstforthinmoralisticdenunciation,solemnlyphrased,hewascompelledforthemomenttoseetheotherman’sviewpoint.Theywereworkingindifferentdirections,goingdifferentways,towhatultimateend?

           "Mr

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