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Chapter XVIII. Just Over The Border: A Hail And Farewell

           Walker,dry-goodsmerchantandpossessorofatleasttwohundredthousanddollars,hadtakenanother;awell-knowncoalmerchanthadbeeninducedtotakethethird,andHurstwoodandhisfriendsthefourth.AmongthelatterwasDrouet.Thepeoplewhowerenowpouringherewerenotcelebrities,norevenlocalnotabilities,inageneralsense.Theywerethelightsofacertaincircle—thecircleofsmallfortunesandsecretorderdistinctions.ThesegentlemenElksknewthestandingofoneanother.Theyhadregardfortheabilitywhichcouldamassasmallfortune,ownanicehome,keepabaroucheorcarriage,perhaps,wearfineclothes,andmaintainagoodmercantileposition.Naturally,Hurstwood,whowasalittleabovetheorderofmindwhichacceptedthisstandardasperfect,whohadshrewdnessandmuchassumptionofdignity,whoheldanimposingandauthoritativeposition,andcommandedfriendshipbyintuitivetactinhandlingpeople,wasquiteafigure.Hewasmoregenerallyknownthanmostothersinthesamecircle,andwaslookeduponassomeonewhosereservecoveredamineofinfluenceandsolidfinancialprosperity.

           To-nighthewasinhiselement.HecamewithseveralfriendsdirectlyfromRector’sinacarriage.InthelobbyhemetDrouet,whowasjustreturningfromatripformorecigars.Allfivenowjoinedinananimatedconversationconcerningthecompanypresentandthegeneraldriftoflodgeaffairs.

           “Who’shere?”saidHurstwood,passingintothetheatreproper,wherethelightswereturnedupandacompanyofgentlemenwerelaughingandtalkingintheopenspacebackoftheseats.

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