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Chapter LIV

           Prisonrulesareprisonrules.Buttherearesomethingsthatcanbedone,becauseit’stheruletodothemforothermenwhentheybehavethemselves.Youcanhaveabetterchairthanthat,ifyouwantit,andsomethingtoreadtoo.Ifyou’reinbusinessyet,Iwouldn’twanttodoanythingtostopthat.Wecan’thavepeoplerunninginandoutofhereeveryfifteenminutes,andyoucan’tturnacellintoabusinessofficethat’snotpossible.Itwouldbreakuptheorderoftheplace.Still,there’snoreasonwhyyoushouldn’tseesomeofyourfriendsnowandthen.Asforyourmailwell,thatwillhavetobeopenedintheordinarywayforthetimebeing,anyhow.I’llhavetoseeaboutthat.Ican’tpromisetoomuch.You’llhavetowaituntilyoucomeoutofthisblockanddown-stairs.Someofthecellshaveayardthere;ifthereareanyempty—"Thewardencockedhiseyewisely,andCowperwoodsawthathistotwasnottobeasbadashehadanticipatedthoughbadenough.Thewardenspoketohimaboutthedifferenttradeshemightfollow,andaskedhimtothinkabouttheonehewouldprefer."Youwanttohavesomethingtokeepyourhandsbusy,whateverelseyouwant.You’llfindyou’llneedthat.Everybodyherewantstoworkafteratime.Inoticethat."

           CowperwoodunderstoodandthankedDesmasprofusely.

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