Negotiations with Raymond had already begun, though he does notappear to have actually seen the play He had apassion for music, or at least for melody and stately rhythmic measures,though his ear was not attuned to what are termed the more classicalcompositions. why they should want to teach them a way to heaven is a thing which the mind somehow cannot grasp. It was a bleak, desolateevening; nobody was buying anything, and as he pulled the string and keptthose little roosters dancing and fighting his remarks grew more and morecheerless and sardonic.
But the political boss putsno conditions upon him at all; and this volunteer makes no promises,enlists for no stated term. But his violence waned, maybe, for he did not finish the Yankee in thesixteen days as planned. Once he attended a small dinner given him by GeorgeSmalley at the Metropolitan Club; but it was a private affair, with onlygood friends present. Lord, but we all feel that way sometimes.
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