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Chapter V

           HenryWatermancouldscarcelyunderstandwhyobvioussuccessinthisfielddidnotinteresthim.Hefearedtheeffectofhisdepartureonthebusiness.

           AndoncethechangewasmadeCowperwoodwasconvincedthatthisnewworkwasmoresuitedtohimineverywayaseasyandmoreprofitable,ofcourse.Inthefirstplace,thefirmofTighe&Co.,unlikethatofWaterman&Co.,waslocatedinahandsomegreen-graystonebuildingat66SouthThirdStreet,inwhatwasthen,andforanumberofyearsafterward,theheartofthefinancialdistrict.GreatinstitutionsofnationalandinternationalimportandreputewerenearathandDrexel&Co.,EdwardClark&Co.,theThirdNationalBank,theFirstNationalBank,theStockExchange,andsimilarinstitutions.Almostascoreofsmallerbanksandbrokeragefirmswerealsointhevicinity.EdwardTighe,theheadandbrainsofthisconcern,wasaBostonIrishman,thesonofanimmigrantwhohadflourishedanddonewellinthatconservativecity.HehadcometoPhiladelphiatointeresthimselfinthespeculativelifethere."Sure,it’sarightgoodplaceforthoseofuswhoareawake,"hetoldhisfriends,withaslightIrishaccent,andheconsideredhimselfverymuchawake.Hewasamedium-tallman,notverystout,slightlyandprematurelygray,andwithamannerwhichwasaslivelyandgood-naturedasitwascombativeandself-reliant.Hisupperlipwasornamentedbyashort,graymustache.

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