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Chapter XXVIII

           And,oncehehadthemoney,itwasahundredtooneStenerwouldthinknomoreaboutit.Itwouldgoinamongthevariousunsatisfiedliabilities,andnothingmorewouldbethoughtaboutit.Likelightningtheentiresituationhashedthroughhismind.Hewouldriskit.Hestoppedbeforethechiefclerk’sdesk.

           "Albert,"hesaid,inalowvoice,"Iboughtsixtythousanddollars’worthofcityloanforthesinking-fundthismorning.Willyougivemyboyacheckforitinthemorning,or,betteryet,willyougiveittomenow?Igotyournoteaboutnomorepurchases.I’mgoingbacktotheoffice.Youcanjustcreditthesinking-fundwitheighthundredcertificatesatfromseventy-fivetoeighty.I’llsendyoutheitemizedlistlater."

           "Certainly,Mr.Cowperwood,certainly,"repliedAlbert,withalacrity."Stocksaregettinganawfulknock,aren’tthey?Ihopeyou’renotverymuchtroubledbyit?"

           "Notvery,Albert,"repliedCowperwood,smiling,thewhilethechiefclerkwasmakingouthischeck.HewaswonderingifbyanychanceStenerwouldappearandattempttointerferewiththis.Itwasalegaltransaction.Hehadarighttothecheckprovidedhedepositedthecertificates,aswashiscustom,withthetrusteeofthefund.HewaitedtenselywhileAlbertwrote,andfinally,withthecheckactuallyinhishand,breathedasighofrelief.Here,atleast,wassixtythousanddollars,andto-night’sworkwouldenablehimtocashtheseventy-fivethousandthathadbeenpromisedhim

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