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Chapter LIII

           Hewouldsoonbealonewithnoonetotalktoperhaps,andifasympatheticunderstandingcouldbereachedwiththismannow,somuchthebetter.Anyportinastorm;anystrawtoadrowningman.

           "Well,nodoubtallofusmakesmistakes,"continuedMr.Chapin,superiorly,withanamusingfaithinhisownvalueasamoralguideandreformer."Wecan’tjustalwaystellhowtheplanswethinksofinearecomingout,canwe?You’reherenow,an’Isupposeyou’resorrycertainthingsdidn’tcomeoutjustasyouthought;butifyouhadachanceIdon’tsupposeyou’dtrytodojustasyoudidbefore,nowwouldyuh?"

           "No,Mr.Chapin,Iwouldn’t,exactly,"saidCowperwood,trulyenough,"thoughIbelievedIwasrightineverythingIdid.Idon’tthinklegaljusticehasreallybeendoneme."

           "Well,that’stheway,"continuedChapin,meditatively,scratchinghisgrizzledheadandlookinggeniallyabout."Sometimes,asIallerssaystosomeofthesehereyoungfellersthatcomesinhere,wedon’tknowasmuchaswethinkswedoes.Weforgetthatothersarejustassmartasweare,andthatthereareallerspeoplethatarewatchin’usallthetime.Theseherecourtsandjailsanddetectivesthey’rehereallthetime,andtheygetus.Igad"—Chapin’smoralversionof"byGod"—"theydo,ifwedon’tbehave."

           "Yes,"Cowperwoodreplied,"that’strueenough,Mr.Chapin."

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