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A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth

           

           So,afterHeavenknowswhatdesperatewhisperings,conferences,arguments,andhearteningofmembers,therewasoriginatedasecondmeasurewhich—afterthedefeatofthefirstbill,104to49—wasintroduced,bywayofaverycomplicatedpath,throughthejudiciarycommittee.Itwaspassed;andGovernorArcher,afterheavyhoursofcontemplationandself-examination,signedit.Alittlemanmentally,hefailedtoestimateanarousedpopularfuryatitstrueimporttohim.AthiselbowwasCowperwoodintheclearlightofday,snappinghisfingersinthefaceofhisenemies,showingbythehard,cheerfulglintinhiseyethathewasstillmasterofthesituation,givingallassurancethathewouldyetlivetowhiptheChicagopapersintosubmission.Besides,intheeventofthepassageofthebill,CowperwoodhadpromisedtomakeArcherindependentlyrich—acashrewardoffivehundredthousanddollars.

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