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An Hour of Defeat

           

           Whatistobedonewithsucharag-bag,moralisticassasthis?Inspiteofallhisphilanderings,andtheresultantqualmsduetohisfearofbeingfoundout,heprosperedinbusinessandrosetosomeeminenceinhisowncommunity.Ashehadgrownmorelaxhehadbecomesomewhatmoregenialandtolerant,moregenerallyacceptable.HewasagoodRepublican,afollowerinthewakeofNorrieSimmsandyoungTrumanLeslieMacDonald.Hisfather-in-lawwasbothrichandmoderatelyinfluential.Havinglenthimselftosomecampaignspeaking,andtopartyworkingeneral,heprovedquiteanadept.Becauseofallthesethingshisability,suchasitwas,hispliability,andhisthoroughlyrespectablesavorhehadbeenslatedascandidateformayorontheRepublicanticket,whichhadsubsequentlybeenelected.

           Cowperwoodwaswellaware,fromremarksmadeinthepreviouscampaign,ofthederogatoryattitudeofMayorSluss.AlreadyhehaddiscusseditinaconversationwiththeHon.JoelAvery(ex-statesenator),whowasinhisemployatthetime.Averyhadrecentlybeeninallsortsofcorporationwork,andknewtheinsandoutsofthecourtslawyers,judges,politiciansasheknewhisrevisedstatutes.Hewasaverylittlemannotmorethanfivefeetoneinchtallwithawideforehead,saffronhairandbrows,brown,cat-likeeyesandamushyunderlipthatoccasionallycoveredtheupperoneashethought.AfteryearsandyearsMr.Averyhadleamedtosmile,butitwasinastrange,exoticway.

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