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           Hisgrayeyeswereastudyincolossalenigmaticspirit."Thegovernorhasn’tsignedmyfifty-yearfranchisebill"(thiswasbeforetheclosingeventsatSpringfield),"buthewillsignit.ThenIhaveonemorefightaheadofme.I’mgoingtocombineallthetrafficlinesoutthereunderonegeneralsystem.Iamthelogicalpersontoprovideit.Lateron,ifpublicownershipeverarrives,thecitycanbuyit."

           "Andthen"askedBerenicesweetly,flatteredbyhisconfidences.

           "Oh,Idon’tknow.IsupposeI’llliveabroad.Youdon’tseemtobeverymuchinterestedinme.I’llfinishmypicturecollection"

           "Butsupposingyoushouldlose?"

           "Idon’tcontemplatelosing,"heremarked,coolly."Whateverhappens,I’llhaveenoughtoliveon.I’malittletiredofcontest."

           Hesmiled,butBerenicesawthatthethoughtofdefeatwasagrayone.Withvictorywashisheart,andonlythere.OwingtothenationalpublicitybeinggiventoCowperwood’saffairsatthistimetheeffectuponBereniceoftheseconversationswithhimwasconsiderable.Atthesametimeanotherandsomewhatsinisterinfluencewasworkinginhisfavor.Byslowdegreessheandhermotherwerecomingtolearnthattheultra-conservativesofsocietywerenolongerwillingtoacceptthem.Berenicehadbecomeatlasttooindividualafiguretobeoverlooked.AtanimportantluncheongivenbytheHarrisHaggertys,somefivemonthsaftertheBealesChadseyaffair,shehadbeenpointedouttoMrs.

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