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Chapter LVIII

           Cowperwoodshouldformallyagreetogivehimupapossibilitywhichwasnotmanifestatthistime,neitherhenorAileenweredeterredbythatthought.Theyweregoingtobuildafuturetogetherorsotheythought,marriageornomarriage.TheonlythingwhichCowperwoodcouldseetodowastotakeAileenawaywithhim,andtotrusttotimeandabsencetomodifyhiswife’spointofview.

           Thisparticularpanic,whichwasdestinedtomarkanotablechangeinCowperwood’scareer,wasoneofthosepeculiarthingswhichspringnaturallyoutoftheoptimismoftheAmericanpeopleandtheirrepressibleprogressofthecountry.Itwastheresult,tobeaccurate,oftheprestigeandambitionofJayCooke,whoseearlytrainingandsubsequentsuccesshadallbeenacquiredinPhiladelphia,andwhohadsincebecometheforemostfinancialfigureofhisday.Itwouldbeuselesstoattempttotraceheretheriseofthismantodistinction;itneedonlybesaidthatbysuggestionswhichhemadeandmethodswhichhedevisedtheUniongovernment,initsdarkesthours,wasabletoraisethemoneywherewithtocontinuethestruggleagainsttheSouth.AftertheCivilWarthisman,whohadbuiltupatremendousbankingbusinessinPhiladelphia,withgreatbranchesinNewYorkandWashington,wasatalossforsometimeforsomesignificantthingtodo,someconstructiveworkwhichwouldbeworthyofhisgenius.

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