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The Cataclysm

           Stillthespectacleofstreetsblockedwithpeoplewhocarriedtorchesandworebadgesshowingslip-noosesattachedtoagallowswasratherserious.

           "I’lltellyou,Pat,"said"SmilingMike,"astheyeventuallymadethedoorthroughthrongsofjeeringcitizens;"itdoeslookalittlerough.Whadyethink?"

           "Tohellwiththem!"repliedKerrigan,angry,waspish,determined."Theydon’trunmeormyward.I’llvoteasIdamnplease."

           "Samehere,"repliedTiernan,withagreatshowofcourage."Thatgoesforme.Butit’sputtywarm,anyhow,eh?"

           "Yes,it’swarm,allright,"repliedKerrigan,suspiciouslesthiscompanioninarmsmightbeweakening,"butthat’llnevermakeaquitteroutofme."

           "Norme,either,"repliedtheSmilingOne.

           Enternowthemayor,accompaniedbyafife-and-drumcorpsrendering"HailtotheChief."Heascendstherostrum.Outsideinthehallsthehuzzasofthepopulace.Inthegalleryoverheadapickedaudience.Asthevariousaldermenlookuptheycontemplateaseaofunfriendlyfaces."Getontothemayor’sguests,"commentedonealdermantoanother,cynically.

           Alittlesparringfortimewhileminormattersareconsidered,andthegalleryisgivenopportunityforcommentonthevariouscommunallights,identifyingforitselffirstonelocalcelebrityandthenanother."There’sJohnnieDowling,thatbigblondfellowwiththeroundhead;there’sPinskilookatthelittlerat;there’sKerrigan.

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