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To-night
,
therefore
,
this
thought
was
haunting
him
like
a
gloomy
undertone
,
when
at
half
past
eleven
the
telephone
rang
once
more
,
and
he
heard
a
low
,
even
voice
which
said
:
"
Mr.
Cowperwood
?
This
is
Mr.
Arneel
.
"
"
Yes
.
"
"
A
number
of
the
principal
financial
men
of
the
city
are
gathered
here
at
my
house
this
evening
.
The
question
of
ways
and
means
of
preventing
a
panic
to-morrow
is
up
for
discussion
.
As
you
probably
know
,
Hull
&
Stackpole
are
in
trouble
.
Unless
something
is
done
for
them
tonight
they
will
certainly
fail
to-morrow
for
twenty
million
dollars
.
It
is
n't
so
much
their
failure
that
we
are
considering
as
it
is
the
effect
on
stocks
in
general
,
and
on
the
banks
.
As
I
understand
it
,
a
number
of
your
loans
are
involved
.
The
gentlemen
here
have
suggested
that
I
call
you
up
and
ask
you
to
come
here
,
if
you
will
,
to
help
us
decide
what
ought
to
be
done
.
Something
very
drastic
will
have
to
be
decided
on
before
morning
.
"
During
this
speech
Cowperwood
's
brain
had
been
reciprocating
like
a
well-oiled
machine
.
"
My
loans
?
"
he
inquired
,
suavely
.
"
What
have
they
to
do
with
the
situation
?
I
do
n't
owe
Hull
&
Stackpole
anything
.
"
"
Very
true
.
But
a
number
of
the
banks
are
carrying
securities
for
you
.
The
idea
is
that
a
number
of
these
will
have
to
be
called
--
the
majority
of
them
--
unless
some
other
way
can
be
devised
to-night
.
We
thought
you
might
possibly
wish
to
come
and
talk
it
over
,
and
that
you
might
be
able
to
suggest
some
other
way
out
.
"
"
I
see
,
"
replied
Cowperwood
,
caustically
.
"
The
idea
is
to
sacrifice
me
in
order
to
save
Hull
&
Stackpole
.
Is
that
it
?
"
His
eyes
,
quite
as
though
Arneel
were
before
him
,
emitted
malicious
sparks
.
