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Chapter XL. A Public Dissension: A Final Appeal

           Hemadehiswaytherebyhorse-carandferry—adark,silentman—totheofficesinquestion.Itwasalongway,fornocarswererunning,andthedaywascold;buthetrudgedalonggrimly.OnceinBrooklyn,hecouldclearlyseeandfeelthatastrikewason.Peopleshoweditintheirmanner.Alongtheroutesofcertaintracksnotacarwasrunning.Aboutcertaincornersandnearbysaloonssmallgroupsofmenwerelounging.Severalspringwagonspassedhim,equippedwithplainwoodenchairs,andlabelled“Flatbush”or“ProspectPark.Fare,TenCents.”Henoticedcoldandevengloomyfaces.Labourwashavingitslittlewar.

           Whenhecameneartheofficeinquestion,hesawafewmenstandingabout,andsomepolicemen.Onthefarcornerswereothermen—whomhetooktobestrikers—watching.Allthehousesweresmallandwooden,thestreetspoorlypaved.AfterNewYork,Brooklynlookedactuallypoorandhard-up.

           Hemadehiswayintotheheartofthesmallgroup,eyedbypolicemenandthemenalreadythere.Oneoftheofficersaddressedhim.

           “Whatareyoulookingfor?”

           “IwanttoseeifIcangetaplace.”

           “Theofficesareupthosesteps,”saidthebluecoat.Hisfacewasaveryneutralthingtocontemplate.Inhisheartofhearts,hesympathisedwiththestrikersandhatedthis“scab.”Inhisheartofhearts,also,hefeltthedignityanduseofthepoliceforce,whichcommandedorder.Ofitstruesocialsignificance,heneveroncedreamed.Hiswasnotthemindforthat.Thetwofeelingsblendedinhim—neutralisedoneanotherandhim

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