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Chapter XXXIII. Without The Walled City: The Slope Of The Years

           

           Allthesethingsdevelopedbydegrees,andHurstwoodbegantoponderoverwhatwouldbecomeofthesaloon.Onedayhespokeaboutittohispartner.

           “Doyouthinkitwouldbeworthwhiletoopenupsomewhereelseintheneighbourhood?”

           “Whatwouldbetheuse?”saidShaughnessy.“Wecouldn’tgetanothercorneraroundhere.”

           “Itwouldn’tpayanywhereelse,doyouthink?”

           “Iwouldn’ttryit,”saidtheother.TheapproachingchangenowtookonamostseriousaspecttoHurstwood.Dissolutionmeantthelossofhisthousanddollars,andhecouldnotsaveanotherthousandinthetime.HeunderstoodthatShaughnessywasmerelytiredofthearrangement,andwouldprobablyleasethenewcorner,whencompleted,alone.Hebegantoworryaboutthenecessityofanewconnectionandtoseeimpendingseriousfinancialstraitsunlesssomethingturnedup.ThislefthiminnomoodtoenjoyhisflatorCarrie,andconsequentlythedepressioninvadedthatquarter.

           Meanwhile,hetooksuchtimeashecouldtolookabout,butopportunitieswerenotnumerous.More,hehadnotthesameimpressivepersonalitywhichhehadwhenhefirstcametoNewYork.Badthoughtshadputashadeintohiseyeswhichdidnotimpressothersfavourably.Neitherhadhethirteenhundreddollarsinhandtotalkwith.Aboutamonthlater,findingthathehadnotmadeanyprogress,ShaughnessyreporteddefinitelythatSlawsonwouldnotextendthelease.

           “Iguessthisthing’sgottocometoanend,”hesaid,affectinganairofconcern.

           “Well,ifithas,ithas,”answeredHurstwood,grimly

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