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Panic

           "Wecan’tdowhatwecan’tdo.Isaythis,though:supportitattwo-twentyuntilthreeo’clock.Thenwe’llfigureupwherewestandandwhatweowe.AndmeanwhileI’llseewhatIcando.Ifthebankswon’thelpusandArneelandthatcrowdwanttogetfromunder,we’llfail,that’sall;butnotbeforeI’vehadonemoretry,byJericho!Theymaynothelpus,but"

           ActuallyMr.StackpoledidnotseewhatwastobedoneunlessMessrs.Hand,Schryhart,Merrill,andArneelwerewillingtoriskmuchmoremoney,butitgrievedandangeredhimtothinkheandHullshouldbethuslefttosinkwithoutasigh.HehadtriedKaffrath,Videra,andBailey,buttheywereadamant.Thuscogitating,Stackpoleputonhiswide-brimmedstrawhatandwentout.Itwasnearlyninety-sixintheshade.Thegraniteandasphaltpavementsofthedown-towndistrictreflectedadry,Turkish-bath-roomheat.Therewasnoairtospeakof.Theskywasaburning,milkyblue,withthesungleamingfeverishlyupontheupperwallsofthetallbuildings.

           Mr.Hand,inhisseventh-storysuiteofofficesintheRookeryBuilding,wassufferingfromtheheat,butmuchmorefrommentalperturbation.Thoughnotastingyorpenuriousman,itwasstilltruethatofallearthlythingshesufferedmostfromafinancialloss.

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