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The Recompense

           Howcouldheheartenthemtoanotherstruggle—howfacetheblazingwrathofamightypopulacethathadoncelearnedhowtowin?Othersmightenterhere—Haeckelheimer,Fishel,anyoneofahalf-dozenEasterngiants—andsmoothouttheruffledsurfaceoftheangryseathathehadblowntofury.Butasforhim,hewastired,sickofChicago,sickofthisinterminablecontest.Onlyrecentlyhehadpromisedhimselfthatifheweretoturnthisgreattrickhewouldneveragainattemptanythingsodesperateorrequiringsomucheffort.Hewouldnotneedto.Thesizeofhisfortunemadeitoflittleworth.Besides,inspiteofhistremendousvigor,hewasgettingon.

           SincehehadalienatedAileenhewasquitealone,outoftouchwithanyoneidentifiedwiththeearlieryearsofhislife.Hisall-desiredBerenicestillevadedhim.True,shehadshownlatelyakindofwarmingsympathy;butwhatwasit?Gracioustolerance,perhaps—asenseofobligation?Certainlylittlemore,hefelt.Helookedintothefuture,decidingheavilythathemustfighton,whateverhappened,andthen—

           Whilehesatthusdrearilypondering,answeringatelephonecallnowandthen,thedoor-bellrangandtheservantbroughtacardwhichhesaidhadbeenpresentedbyayoungwomanwhodeclaredthatitwouldbringimmediaterecognition.Glancingatit,Cowperwoodjumpedtohisfeetandhurrieddown-stairsintotheonepresencehemostcraved.

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