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Chapter LIV

           "CowperwoodwasintenselygratifiedbytheMr.Sothatwasthewaythewindwasblowing.Well,then,withinreason,thingsmightnotprovesobadhere.Hewouldsee.Hewouldsoundthismanout.

           "Idon’twanttobeaskinganything,Warden,whichyoucannotreasonablygive,"henowreturnedpolitely."Butthereareafewthings,ofcourse,thatIwouldchangeifIcould.IwishImighthavesheetsformybed,andIcouldaffordbetterunderwearifyouwouldletmewearit.ThisthatIhaveonannoysmeagreatdeal."

           "They’renotthebestwool,that’strueenough,"repliedDesmas,solemnly."They’remadefortheStateouthereinPennsylvaniasomewhere.Isupposethere’snoobjectiontoyourwearingyourownunderwearifyouwantto.I’llseeaboutthat.Andthesheets,too.Wemightletyouusethemifyouhavethem.We’llhavetogoalittleslowaboutthis.Therearealotofpeoplethattakeaspecialinterestinshowingthewardenhowtotendtohisbusiness."

           "Icanreadilyunderstandthat,Warden,"wentonCowperwoodbriskly,"andI’mcertainlyverymuchobligedtoyou.Youmaybesurethatanythingyoudoformeherewillbeappreciated,andnotmisused,andthatIhavefriendsontheoutsidewhocanreciprocateformeinthecourseoftime."Hetalkedslowlyandemphatically,lookingDesmasdirectlyintheeyeallofthetime.Desmaswasverymuchimpressed.

           "That’sallright,"hesaid,nowthathehadgonesofarastobefriendly."Ican’tpromisemuch.

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