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Chapter XXIII

           "That’ssomethingtothinkabout.There’snotimetoloseifthere’sgoingtobeapanicinthemorning.Howmuchgoodwillitdoyeifwedosupportthemarket?"

           "Agreatdeal,"returnedCowperwood,"althoughofcourseIhavetoraisemoneyinotherways.Ihavethatonehundredthousanddollarsofyoursondeposit.Isitlikelythatyou’llwantthatrightaway?"

           "Itmaybe,"saidButler.

           "It’sjustaslikelythatI’llneeditsobadlythatIcan’tgiveitupwithoutseriouslyinjuringmyself,"addedCowperwood."That’sjustoneofalotofthings.IfyouandSenatorSimpsonandMr.Mollenhauerweretogettogetheryou’rethelargestholdersofstreet-railwaystocksandweretoseeMr.DrexelandMr.Cooke,youcouldfixthingssothatmatterswouldbeconsiderablyeasier.Iwillbeallrightifmyloansarenotcalled,andmyloanswillnotbecalledifthemarketdoesnotslumptooheavily.Ifitdoes,allmysecuritiesaredepreciated,andIcan’tholdout."

           OldButlergotup."Thisisseriousbusiness,"hesaid."Iwishyou’dnevergoneinwithStenerinthatway.Itdon’tlookquiterightanditcan’tbemadeto.It’sbad,badbusiness,"headdeddourly."Still,I’lldowhatIcan.Ican’tpromisemuch,butI’vealwayslikedyeandI’llnotbeturningonyenowunlessIhaveto.ButI’msorryvery.AndI’mnottheonlyonethathasahandinthingsinthistown.

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