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Chapter XXXIV

           Thecommitteeisalsoinformed,onwhatitbelievestobegoodauthority,thattheloanssoldbythebrokerwereaccountedforinthemonthlysettlementsatthelowestpricescurrentduringthemonth,andthatthedifferencebetweenthisrateandthatactuallyrealizedwasdividedbetweenthetreasurerandthebroker,thusmakingittotheinterestofbothpartiesto‘bear’themarketatsometimeduringthemonth,soastoobtainalowquotationforsettlement.Nevertheless,thecommitteecanonlyregardtheprosecutioninstitutedagainstthebroker,Mr.Cowperwood,asanefforttodivertpublicattentionfrommoreguiltypartieswhilethoseconcernedmaybeableto‘fix’matterstosuitthemselves."

           "There,"thoughtAileen,whenshereadit,"thereyouhaveit."ThesepoliticiansherfatheramongthemasshegatheredafterhisconversationwithherweretryingtoputtheblameoftheirownevildeedsonherFrank.Hewasnotnearlyasbadashewaspainted.Thereportsaidso.Shegloatedoverthewords"anefforttodivertpublicattentionfrommoreguiltyparties."ThatwasjustwhatherFrankhadbeentellingherinthosehappy,privatehourswhentheyhadbeentogetherrecentlyinoneplaceandanother,particularlythenewrendezvousinSouthSixthStreetwhichhehadestablished,sincetheoldonehadtobeabandoned.

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