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Mount Olympus

           Weshallknowhowtoavoidthatinthefuture"(andhelookedhardatCowperwood),"butthethingatpresentisimmediatecash,andyourloansarethelargestandthemostavailable.Doyouthinkyoucanfindthemeanstopaythembackinthemorning?"

           Arneelblinkedhiskeen,blueeyessolemnly,whiletherest,likeapackofgenialbuthungrywolves,satandsurveyedthisapparentlywholebutnowcondemnedscapegoatandvictim.Cowperwood,whowaskeenlyalivetothespiritofthecompany,lookedblandlyandfearlesslyaround.Onhiskneeheheldhisbluebandedstrawhatneatlybalancedononeedge.Hisfullmustachecurledupwardinajaunty,arrogantway.

           "Icanmeetmyloans,"hereplied,easily."ButIwouldnotadviseyouoranyofthegentlemenpresenttocallthem."Hisvoice,forallitslightness,hadanominousring.

           "Whynot?"inquiredHand,grimlyandheavily,turningsquarelyaboutandfacinghim."Itdoesn’tappearthatyouhaveextendedanyparticularcourtesytoHullorStackpole."Hisfacewasredandscowling.

           "Because,"repliedCowperwood,smiling,andignoringthereferencetohistrick,"Iknowwhythismeetingwascalled.Iknowthatthesegentlemenhere,whoarenotsayingaword,aremerecatspawsandrubberstampsforyouandMr.SchryhartandMr.ArneelandMr.Merrill.

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