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Chapter XLIII

           Now,gentlemenofthejury[hewasverysoft-spokennow],allIhavetosayisthatif,afterallyouhaveheardandseenhereto-day,youstillthinkthatMr.FrankA.Cowperwoodisanhonest,honorablemanthathedidn’tsteal,willfullyandknowingly,sixtythousanddollarsfromthePhiladelphiacitytreasury;thathehadactuallyboughtthecertificateshesaidhehad,andhadintendedtoputtheminthesinking-fund,ashesaidhedid,thendon’tyoudaretodoanythingexceptturnhimloose,andthatspeedily,sothathecangoonbackto-dayintoThirdStreet,andstarttostraightenouthismuch-entangledfinancialaffairs.Itistheonlythingforhonest,conscientiousmentodototurnhiminstantlylooseintotheheartofthiscommunity,sothatsomeoftherankinjusticethatmyopponent,Mr.Steger,allegeshasbeendonehimwillbealittlemadeuptohim.Youowehim,ifthatisthewayyoufeel,apromptacknowledgmentofhisinnocence.Don’tworryaboutGeorgeW.Stener.Hisguiltisestablishedbyhisownconfession.Headmitsheisguilty.Hewillbesentencedwithouttriallateron.Butthismanhesaysheisanhonest,honorableman.Hesayshedidn’tthinkhewasgoingtofail.Hesaysheusedallthatthreatening,compelling,terrifyinglanguage,notbecausehewasindangeroffailing,butbecausehedidn’twantthebotheroflookingfurtherforaid.

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