The New Administration

           OliverMarchbanks,theyouthfulfoxtowhomStimsonhadassignedthetaskoftrappingMr.Slussinsomelegallyunsanctionedact,hadbyscurryingaboutfinallypiecedtogetherenoughofastorytomakeitexceedinglyunpleasantfortheHonorableChaffeeincaseheweretobecomethetoowillingtoolofCowperwood’senemies.TheprincipalagentinthisaffairwasacertainClaudiaCarlstadt—adventuress,detectivebydisposition,andasortofsmilingprostituteandhireling,whowasatthesametimeahighlypresentableandexperiencedindividual.Needlesstosay,Cowperwoodknewnothingoftheseminorproceedings,thoughagenialnodfromhiminthebeginninghadsetinmotionthewholemachineryoftrespassinthisrespect.

           ClaudiaCarlstadt—theinstrumentoftheHonorableChaffee’sundoing—wasblonde,slender,notablyfreshasyet,beingonlytwenty-six,andasruthlessandunconsciouslycruelasonlytheavariciousandunthinkingtype—unthinkinginthelargerphilosophicmeaningoftheword—canbe.Tograspthereasonforherbeing,onewouldhavehadtoseethespiritlessSouthHalsteadStreetworldfromwhichshehadsprung—oneofthoseneighborhoodsofold,cracked,andbatteredhouseswhereslatternstrudgetoandfrowithbeer-cansandshuttersswingonbrokenhinges.InheryouthClaudiahadbeenmadeto"rushthegrowler,"tosellnewspapersatthecornerofHalsteadandHarrisonstreets,andtobuycocaineatthenearestdrugstore.

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