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Chapter I

           

           HenryWorthingtonCowperwoodwasamanwhobelievedonlywhathesawandwascontenttobewhathewasabanker,oraprospectiveone.Hewasatthistimeasignificantfiguretall,lean,inquisitorial,clerklywithnice,smooth,closely-croppedsidewhiskerscomingtoalmostthelowerlobesofhisears.Hisupperlipwassmoothandcuriouslylong,andhehadalong,straightnoseandachinthattendedtobepointed.Hiseyebrowswerebushy,emphasizingvague,grayish-greeneyes,andhishairwasshortandsmoothandnicelyparted.Heworeafrock-coatalwaysitwasquitethethinginfinancialcirclesinthosedaysandahighhat.Andhekepthishandsandnailsimmaculatelyclean.Hismannermighthavebeencalledsevere,thoughreallyitwasmorecultivatedthanaustere.

           Beingambitioustogetaheadsociallyandfinancially,hewasverycarefulofwhomorwithwhomhetalked.Hewasasmuchafraidofexpressingarabidorunpopularpoliticalorsocialopinionashewasofbeingseenwithanevilcharacter,thoughhehadreallynoopinionofgreatpoliticalsignificancetoexpress.Hewasneitherantinorpro-slavery,thoughtheairwasstormywithabolitionsentimentanditsopposition.Hebelievedsincerelythatvastfortunesweretobemadeoutofrailroadsifoneonlyhadthecapitalandthatcuriousthing,amagneticpersonalitytheabilitytowintheconfidenceofothers.

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