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Panic

           Howoftenhadheseenchanceormiscalculationsweepapparentlystrongandvaliantmenintothelimbooftheuselessandforgotten!Sincethealienationofhiswife’saffectionsbyCowperwood,hehadscarcelyanyinterestintheworldoutsidehislargefinancialholdings,whichincludedprofitableinvestmentsinahalf-hundredcompanies.Buttheymustpay,pay,payheavilyininterestallofthemandthethoughtthatoneofthemmightbecomeafailureoradrainonhisresourceswasenoughtogivehimanalmostphysicalsensationofdissatisfactionandunrest,asortofspiritualandmentalnauseawhichwouldclingtohimfordaysanddaysoruntilhehadsurmountedthedifficulty.Mr.Handhadnoleastcornerinhisheartforfailure.

           Asamatteroffact,thesituationinregardtoAmericanMatchhadreachedsuchproportionsastobealmostnumbing.AsidefromthefifteenthousandshareswhichMessrs.HullandStackpolehadoriginallysetasideforthemselves,Hand,Arneel,Schryhart,andMerrillhadpurchasedfivethousandshareseachatforty,buthadsincebeencompelledtosustainthemarkettotheextentofoverfivethousandsharesmoreeach,atpricesrangingfromone-twentytotwo-twenty,thelargestblocksofshareshavingbeenboughtatthelatterfigure.ActuallyHandwascaughtfornearlyonemillionfivehundredthousanddollars,andhissoulwasasgrayasabat’swing.

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