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The Die is Cast

           Schryhartwentangrilyaway.Hewasexceedinglywroth.ThispropositionasCowperwoodnowoutlineditwasbucaneeringatitsbest.Heproposedforhimselftowithdrawfromtheoldcompaniesifnecessary,tocloseouthisholdingsandlettheoldcompaniesdealwithCowperwoodasbesttheycould.Solongashehadanythingtodowithit,Cowperwoodshouldnevergaincontrolofthegassituation.Bettertotakehimathissuggestion,raisethemoneyandbuyhimout,evenatanexorbitantfigure.Thentheoldgascompaniescouldgoalonganddobusinessintheirold-fashionedwaywithoutbeingdisturbed.Thisbucaneer!Thisupstart!Whatashrewd,quick,forcefulmovehehadmade!ItirritatedMr.Schryhartgreatly.

           TheendofallthiswasacompromiseinwhichCowperwoodacceptedone-halfofthesurplusstockofthenewgeneralissue,andtwoforoneofeveryshareofstockforwhichhisnewcompanieshadbeenorganized,atthesametimesellingouttotheoldcompaniesclearingoutcompletely.Itwasamostprofitabledeal,andhewasenabledtoprovidehandsomelynotonlyforMr.McKentyandAddison,butforalltheothersconnectedwithhim.Itwasasplendidcoup,asMcKentyandAddisonassuredhim.Havingnowdonesomuch,hebegantoturnhiseyeselsewhereforotherfieldstoconquer.

           Butthisvictoryinonedirectionbroughtwithitcorrespondingreversesinanother:thesocialfutureofCowperwoodandAileenwasnowingreatjeopardy.

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