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The Planet Mars

           Heaskedwhatwouldbethecostoftheentireproject.Dr.Hooperpresumedthatthreehundredthousandwoulddoitallhandsomelylens,telescope,land,machinery,buildingagreatmonument.

           "Andhowmuchhaveyouguaranteedonthecostofyourlens?""Sixteenthousanddollars,sofar."

           "Tobepaidwhen?"

           "Ininstalmentstenthousandayearforfouryears.Justenoughtokeepthelens-makerbusyforthepresent."

           Cowperwoodreflected.Tenthousandayearforfouryearswouldbeameresalaryitem,andattheendofthattimehefeltsurethathecouldsupplytheremainderofthemoneyquiteeasily.Hewouldbesomuchricher;hisplanswouldbesomuchmoremature.Onsucharepute(theabilitytogiveathree-hundred-thousand-dollartelescopeoutofhandtobeknownastheCowperwoodtelescope)hecouldundoubtedlyraisemoneyinLondon,NewYork,andelsewhereforhisChicagoenterprise.Thewholeworldwouldknowhiminaday.Hepaused,hisenigmaticeyesrevealingnothingofthesplendidvisionthatdancedbeforethem.Atlast!Atlast!

           "Howwoulditdo,Mr.Hooper,"hesaid,sweetly,"if,insteadoftenmengivingyoufourthousandeach,asyouplan,onemanweretogiveyoufortythousandinannualinstalmentsoftenthousandeach?Couldthatbearrangedaswell?"

           "MydearMr.

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