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The New Administration

           

           "‘Well,youdon’tlookassavageasIthoughtyoudid,’sayshe.Haw-haw!Ifeltlikesayin’,‘Ifyoudon’tgowayI’llgiveyouaslighttaponthewrist.’I’dlikejustonepassatastifflikethatupadarkalley."(Mr.Tiernanalmostgroanedinanguish.)"Andthenhebeginstosayhedoesn’tseehowtherecanbeanyreasonableobjectiontoallowin’variousnewcompaniestoenterthestreet-carfield.‘It’ssufficientlyclear,’hesays,‘thatthepublicisagainstmonopoliesinanyform.’"(Mr.TiernanwasmockingMr.Klemm’svoiceandlanguage.)"Myeye!"heconcluded,sententiously."WaittillhetriestothrowthatdopeintoGumbleandPinskiandSchlumbohmhaw,haw,haw!"

           Mr.Kerrigan,atthethoughtoftheseheartyaldermenaccustomedtoalltheperquisitesofgraftandrake-off,leanedbackandgaveventtoaburstofdeep-chestedlaughter."I’lltellyouwhatitis,Mike,"hesaid,archly,hitchinguphistight,veryartistic,andalmostEnglishtrousers,"we’reupagainstabunchofpikersinthisGilgancrowd,andthey’vegottabetaughtalesson.Heknowsitaswellasanybodyelse.Noneo’thatChristiancongamegoesaroundwhereIam.IbelievethismanCowperwood’srightwhenhesaysthemfellowsareabunchofsoreheadsandjealous.IfCowperwood’swillingtoputdowngoodhardmoneytokeep’emoutofhisgame,letthemdoasmuchtostayinit.Thisain’tnocharitygrab-bag.

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