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Chapter LIII

           Heknewsomethingaboutconvicts—considerable—forhehadbeendealingwiththemfornearlytwenty-sixyears.Hisattitudetowardthemwascold,cynical,critical.

           Hedidnotpermitanyofthemtocomeintopersonalcontactwithhim,buthesawtoitthatunderlingsinhispresencecarriedouttherequirementsofthelaw.

           WhenCowperwoodentered,dressedinhisverygoodclothing—adarkgray-bluetwillsuitofpurewool,alight,well-madegrayovercoat,ablackderbyhatofthelatestshape,hisshoesnewandofgoodleather,histieofthebestsilk,heavyandconservativelycolored,hishairandmustacheshowingtheattentionofanintelligentbarber,andhishandswellmanicured—thereceivingoverseersawatoncethathewasinthepresenceofsomeoneofsuperiorintelligenceandforce,suchamanasthefortuneofhistraderarelybroughtintohisnet.

           Cowperwoodstoodinthemiddleoftheroomwithoutapparentlylookingatanyoneoranything,thoughhesawall."Convictnumber3633,"Kendallcalledtoaclerk,handinghimatthesametimeayellowslipofpaperonwhichwaswrittenCowperwood’sfullnameandhisrecordnumber,countingfromthebeginningofthepenitentiaryitself.

           Theunderling,aconvict,tookitandentereditinabook,reservingtheslipatthesametimeforthepenitentiary"runner"or"trusty,"whowouldeventuallytakeCowperwoodtothe"manners"gallery.

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