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The Die is Cast

           NorrieSimms,andallthosewhohadunfortunatelybecomeinvolved.Acommitteecomposedofallthreeoftheoldcompaniesvisitedthemayor;butthelatter,atoolofMcKenty,givinghisfutureintothehandsoftheenemy,signeditjustthesame.Cowperwoodhadhisfranchise,and,groanastheymight,itwasnownecessary,inthelanguageofalaterday,"tostepupandseethecaptain."OnlySchryhartfeltpersonallythathisscorewithCowperwoodwasnotsettled.Hewouldmeethimonsomeothergroundlater.Thenexttimehewouldtrytofightfirewithfire.Butforthepresent,shrewdmanthathewas,hewaspreparedtocompromise.

           Thereafter,dissemblinghischagrinasbesthecould,hekeptonthelookoutforCowperwoodatbothoftheclubsofwhichhewasamember;butCowperwoodhadavoidedthemduringthisperiodofexcitement,andMahometwouidhavetogotothemountain.SoonedrowsyJuneafternoonMr.SchryhartcalledatCowperwood’soffice.Hehadonabright,new,steel-graysuitandastrawhat.Fromhispocket,accordingtothefashionofthetime,protrudedaneat,blue-borderedsilkhandkerchief,andhisfeetwereimmaculateinnew,shiningOxfordties.

           "I’msailingforEuropeinafewdays,Mr.Cowperwood,"heremarked,genially,"andIthoughtI’ddroproundtoseeifyouandIcouldreachsomeagreementinregardtothisgassituation.

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