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The Recompense

           Howcouldheheartenthemtoanotherstrugglehowfacetheblazingwrathofamightypopulacethathadoncelearnedhowtowin?OthersmightenterhereHaeckelheimer,Fishel,anyoneofahalf-dozenEasterngiantsandsmoothouttheruffledsurfaceoftheangryseathathehadblowntofury.Butasforhim,hewastired,sickofChicago,sickofthisinterminablecontest.Onlyrecentlyhehadpromisedhimselfthatifheweretoturnthisgreattrickhewouldneveragainattemptanythingsodesperateorrequiringsomucheffort.Hewouldnotneedto.Thesizeofhisfortunemadeitoflittleworth.Besides,inspiteofhistremendousvigor,hewasgettingon.

           SincehehadalienatedAileenhewasquitealone,outoftouchwithanyoneidentifiedwiththeearlieryearsofhislife.Hisall-desiredBerenicestillevadedhim.True,shehadshownlatelyakindofwarmingsympathy;butwhatwasit?Gracioustolerance,perhapsasenseofobligation?Certainlylittlemore,hefelt.Helookedintothefuture,decidingheavilythathemustfighton,whateverhappened,andthen

           Whilehesatthusdrearilypondering,answeringatelephonecallnowandthen,thedoor-bellrangandtheservantbroughtacardwhichhesaidhadbeenpresentedbyayoungwomanwhodeclaredthatitwouldbringimmediaterecognition.Glancingatit,Cowperwoodjumpedtohisfeetandhurrieddown-stairsintotheonepresencehemostcraved.

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