Chapter LV

           InthemeanwhileCowperwoodhadbeentransferredtoanewoverseerandanewcellinBlock3onthegrounddoor,whichwaslikealltheothersinsize,tenbysixteen,buttowhichwasattachedthesmallyardpreviouslymentioned.WardenDesmascameuptwodaysbeforehewastransferred,andhadanothershortconversationwithhimthroughhiscelldoor.

           "You’llbetransferredonMonday,"hesaid,inhisreserved,slowway."They’llgiveyouayard,thoughitwon’tbemuchgoodtoyouweonlyallowahalf-houradayinit.I’vetoldtheoverseeraboutyourbusinessarrangements.He’lltreatyourightinthatmatter.Justbecarefulnottotakeuptoomuchtimethatway,andthingswillworkout.I’vedecidedtoletyoulearncaningchairs.That’llbethebestforyou.It’seasy,andit’lloccupyyourmind."

           Thewardenandsomealliedpoliticiansmadeagoodthingoutofthisprisonindustry.Itwasreallynothardlaborthetaskssetweresimpleandnotoppressive,butalloftheproductswerepromptlysold,andtheprofitspocketed.Itwasgood,therefore,toseealltheprisonersworking,anditdidthemgood.Cowperwoodwasgladofthechancetodosomething,forhereallydidnotcaresomuchforbooks,andhisconnectionwithWingateandhisoldaffairswerenotsufficienttoemployhismindinasatisfactoryway.

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