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Chapter XL. A Public Dissension: A Final Appeal

           

           “What’stheuseofyourstandingthereandtalkinglikethat,now?”heasked.“DoyouthinkI’vehaditalone?YoutalkasifI’dtakensomething.”

           “Well,it’stoomuch,anyhow,”saidCarrie.“Ioughtn’ttobemadetopayforit.I’vegotmorethanIcanpayfornow.”

           “Allright,”repliedHurstwood,sittingdowninsilence.Hewassickofthegrindofthisthing.

           Carriewentoutandtherehesat,determiningtodosomething.

           TherehadbeenappearinginthepapersaboutthistimerumoursandnoticesofanapproachingstrikeonthetrolleylinesinBrooklyn.Therewasgeneraldissatisfactionastothehoursoflabourrequiredandthewagespaid.Asusual—andforsomeinexplicablereason—themenchosethewinterfortheforcingofthehandoftheiremployersandthesettlementoftheirdifficulties.

           Hurstwoodhadbeenreadingofthisthing,andwonderingconcerningthehugetie-upwhichwouldfollow.AdayortwobeforethistroublewithCarrie,itcame.Onacoldafternoon,wheneverythingwasgreyanditthreatenedtosnow,thepapersannouncedthatthemenhadbeencalledoutonallthelines.Beingsoutterlyidle,andhismindfilledwiththenumerouspredictionswhichhadbeenmadeconcerningthescarcityoflabourthiswinterandthepanickystateofthefinancialmarket,Hurstwoodreadthiswithinterest.

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