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Chapter XXXII

           

           "Weoughttomapoutourprogramverycarefully,"continuedSenatorSimpson,"sothatifwearecompelledtoactwecandosoveryquickly.Ibelievemyselfthatthisthingiscertaintocometoanissuewithinaweek,ifnotsooner,andwehavenotimetolose.Ifmyadvicewerefollowednow,Ishouldhavethemayorwritethetreasureraletteraskingforinformation,andthetreasurerwritethemayorhisanswer,andalsohavethemayor,withtheauthorityofthecommoncouncil,suspendthetreasurerforthetimebeingIthinkwehavetheauthoritytodothator,atleast,takeoverhisprincipaldutiesbutwithoutforthetimebeing,anyhow,makinganyofthesetransactionspublicuntilwehaveto,ofcourse.Weoughttobereadywiththeseletterstoshowtothenewspapersatonce,incasethisactionisforceduponus."

           "Icouldhavethoselettersprepared,ifyougentlemenhavenoobjection,"putinMollenhauer,quietly,butquickly.

           "Well,thatstrikesmeassinsible,"saidButler,easily."It’sabouttheonlythingwecandounderthecircumstances,unlesswecouldfindsomeoneelsetoblameiton,andIhaveasuggestiontomakeinthatdirection.Maybewe’renotashelplessaswemightbe,allthingsconsidered."

           Therewasaslightgleamoftriumphinhiseyeashesaidthis,atthesametimethattherewasaslightshadowofdisappointmentinMollenhauer’s.SoButlerknew,andprobablySimpson,too.

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