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Untoward Disclosures

           You’lllivetoseethedaywhentheseshareswillsellattwohundreddollarsandpaytwelvepercent.atthat."

           "Andyou’vequadrupledtheissueoftheoldcompany?Well,Chicago’sgrowing.Leavethemhereuntilto-morroworbringthemback.Sendoverorcallme,andI’lltellyou."

           Theytalkedforalittlewhileonstreet-railwayandcorporationmatters.HandwantedtoknowsomethingconcerningWestChicagolandaregionadjoiningRavenswood.Cowperwoodgavehimhisbestadvice.

           Thenextdayhe‘phoned,andthestocks,soHandinformedhim,wereavailable.Hewouldsendacheckover.Sothusatentativefriendshipbegan,anditlasteduntiltherelationshipbetweenCowperwoodandMrs.Handwasconsummatedanddiscovered.

           InCarolineBarrett,assheoccasionallypreferredtosignherself,Cowperwoodencounteredawomanwhowasasrestlessandfickleashimself,butnotsoshrewd.Sociallyambitious,shewasanythingbutsociallyconventional,andshedidnotcareforHand.Oncemarried,shehadplannedtorepayherselfinpartbyaverygayexistence.TheaffairbetweenherandCowperwoodhadbegunatadinneratthemagnificentresidenceofHandontheNorthShoreDriveoverlookingthelake.CowperwoodhadgonetotalkoverwithherhusbandvariousChicagomatters.Mrs.Handwasexcitedbyhisrisquereputation.

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