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"What sort of facts?"
"I shall tell how it is that a delegate of the sixth ward nominates
Porter."
"And that is?"
"I don't see," said Peter, "why I need say it. You know it as well as I
do."
"I know of many reasons why you should do it."
"No," said Peter. "There's only one, and that has been created in the
last ten minutes. Mr. Maguire, if you insist on the sixth ward
nominating Mr. Porter, the sixth ward is going to tell why it does so.
I'm sorry, for I like Porter, but the sixth ward shan't lend itself to a
fraud, if I can help it."
Kennedy had been combining things spiritual and aqueous at his
wash-stand. But his interest in the blending seemed suddenly to cease.
Maguire, too, took his thumbs from their havens of rest, and looked
dissatisfied.
"Look here, Mr. Stirling," he said, "it's much simpler to leave it to
Kennedy. You think you're doing what's right, but you'll only do harm to
us, and to yourself. If you nominate Porter, the city gang won't forgive
you, and unless you can say what we want said, we shall be down on you.


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