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Cowperwood and the Governor

           Cowperwood,"continuedthegovernor,hisfaceaphysiognomyoutofGoya,hiseyealightwithakindofunderstandingsympathy,"IsupposeIoughttoresentthis,butIcan’t.Iseeyourpointofview.I’msorry,butIcan’thelpyounormyself.Mypoliticalbelief,myideals,compelmetovetothisbill;whenIforsaketheseIamdonepoliticallywithmyself.Imaynotbeelectedgovernoragain,butthatdoesnotmatter,either.Icoulduseyourmoney,butIwon’t.Ishallhavetobidyougoodmorning."

           Hemovedtowardthesafe,slowly,openedit,tookoutthebagandbroughtitover.

           "Youmusttakethatwithyou,"headded.

           Thetwomenlookedateachotheramomentcuriously,sadlytheonewithaburdenoffinancial,political,andmoralworryonhisspirit,theotherwithanunconquerabledeterminationnottobeworstedevenindefeat.

           "Governor,"concludedCowperwood,inthemostgenial,contented,undisturbedvoice,"youwilllivetoseeanotherlegislaturepassandanothergovernorsignsomesuchbill.Itwillnotbedonethissession,apparently,butitwillbedone.Iamnotthrough,becausemycaseisrightandfair.Justthesame,afteryouhavevetoedthebill,comeandseeme,andIwillloanyouthatonehundredthousandifyouwantit."

           Cowperwoodwentout.Swansonvetoedthebill.ItisonrecordthatsubsequentlyheborrowedonehundredthousanddollarsfromCowperwoodtostayhimfromruin.

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